Comparison of stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy of acoustic neurinomas according to 3-D tumor volume shrinkage and quality of life

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 185, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 567-573

  Henzel, Martin ^a   Hamm, Klaus ^b   Sitter, Helmut ^a   Gross, Markus W ^a,c   Surber, Gunnar ^b   Kleinert, Gabriele ^b   Engenhart Cabillic, Rita ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acoustic schwannomas; Quality of life; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Tumor volume shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; SHORT FORM 36; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349216857     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-009-1959-y     Document Type: Article

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