Role of hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in treatment of skull base meningiomas

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 856-862

  Gorman, Louise ^a   Ruben, Jeremy ^a   Myers, Robert ^a   Dally, Michael ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypofractionation; Meningioma; Radiotherapy; Skull base; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849130145     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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