Optimization of Stereotactic Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery Technique for Base-Of-Skull Meningiomas

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-247

  Clark, Brenda G ^a   Candish, Charles ^a   Vollans, Emily ^a   Gete, Ermias ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   Martin, Monty ^a   Ma, Roy ^a   McKenzie, Michael ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic arcs; IMRT; Meningioma; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 47949128400     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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