Radiation-induced optic neuropathy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Danesh Meyer, Helen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Optic neuropathy; Radiation optic neurpathy; Radiation induced optic neuropathy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ANTICOAGULATION; BRAIN RADIATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 37449010236     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.09.004     Document Type: Review

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