Surgery and radiotherapy: Complementary tools in the management of benign intracranial tumors

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Johnson, Walter D ^a   Loredo, Lilia N ^a   Slater, Jerry D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife surgery; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Intracranial tumor; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ADENOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MENINGIOMA; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEURILEMOMA; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADENOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMMOMA; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 45549089934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/5/E2     Document Type: Review

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