The role of stereotactic radiotherapy in the management of ependymomas

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1269-1273

  Krieger, Mark D ^a,b,c   McComb, J Gordon ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Pediatrics; Recurrent; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EPENDYMOMA; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69949184948     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0879-6     Document Type: Review

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