Toward Dose Optimization for Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Acoustic Neuromas: Comparison of Two Dose Cohorts

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-426

  Andrews, David W ^a   Werner Wasik, Maria ^a   Den, Robert B ^a   Paek, Sun Ha ^b   Downes Phillips, Beverly ^a   Willcox, Thomas O ^a   Bednarz, Greg ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^a   Evans, James J ^a   Curran Jr , Walter J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEUROMA; DOSE OPTIMIZATIONS; DOSE REDUCTIONS; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; HEARING PRESERVATIONS; HIGH DOSE; LOCAL CONTROLS; LOW DOSE; MULTI-VARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DATUM; PRE TREATMENTS; PURE TONES; TOTAL DOSE; TUMOR CONTROLS;

ACOUSTICS; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY;

TUMORS;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CANCER CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COCHLEA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67349112432     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.08.028     Document Type: Article

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