Memory Function Before and After Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Patients With and Without Brain Metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1311-1318

  Welzel, Grit ^a   Fleckenstein, Katharina ^a,b   Schaefer, Jörg ^a   Hermann, Brigitte ^a   Kraus Tiefenbacher, Uta ^a   Mai, Sabine K ^a   Wenz, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Early effects; Memory; Neurocognition; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRAIN METASTASES; EARLY EFFECTS; MEMORY; NEUROCOGNITION; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349116813     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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