Proton therapy in chordoma of the base of the skull: A systematic review

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 403-416

  Amichetti, Maurizio ^a   Cianchetti, Marco ^a   Amelio, Dante ^a   Enrici, Riccardo Maurizi ^b   Minniti, Giuseppe ^b  

^a ATreP Provincial Agency for Proton Therapy   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Base of the skull; Chordoma; Proton therapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HELIUM; NEON;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANOREXIA; BLINDNESS; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CHORDOMA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FATIGUE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; ION THERAPY; MOUTH ULCER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHOTON THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; REVIEW; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORDOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949173661     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-009-0194-4     Document Type: Review

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