Evaluation of Different Score Index for Predicting Prognosis in Gamma Knife Radiosurgical Treatment for Brain Metastasis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 707-713

  Franzin, Alberto ^a   Snider, Silvia ^a   Picozzi, Piero ^a   Bolognesi, Angelo ^a   Serra, Carlo ^a   Vimercati, Alberto ^a   Passarin, Olga ^a   Mortini, Pietro ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Gamma Knife; Prognosis; Radiosurgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; GAMMA KNIFE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL;

DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

PATHOLOGY;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 67349141928     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.08.062     Document Type: Article

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