Positron emission tomography-guided conformai fast neutron therapy for glioblastoma multiforme

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-92

  Stelzer, Keith J ^a,b   Douglas, James G ^b,c   Mankoff, David A ^b   Silbergeld, Daniel L ^b   Krohn, Kenneth A ^b   Laramore, George E ^b   Spence, Alexander M ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FDG PET; Glioblastoma multiforme; Neutron radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 39149130658     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-044     Document Type: Article

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