Visual Outcome and Tumor Control After Conformal Radiotherapy for Patients With Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1166-1172

  Arvold, Nils D ^a,b,d   Lessell, Simmons ^c,d   Bussiere, Marc ^b,d   Beaudette, Kevin ^b,d   Rizzo, Joseph F ^c,d   Loeffler, Jay S ^b,d   Shih, Helen A ^b,d  

^a HARVARD RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAM   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Local control; Optic nerve sheath meningioma; Proton; Radiotherapy; Vision

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; FRACTIONATED RADIATION; FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY; GRAY EQUIVALENT; LATE EFFECTS; LOCAL CONTROL; MEAN AGES; MENINGIOMAS; MINIMAL TREATMENT; OPTIC NERVE; POSTIRRADIATION; PROTON RADIATIONS; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; TUMOR CONTROL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FUNCTIONS; VISUAL LOSS;

PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; VISION;

EYE PROTECTION;

ANALGESIC AGENT; STEROID; PROTON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGIOMA; OPTIC NERVE TUMOR; ORBIT; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT CANCER; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL BLINDNESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT TUMOR; PHOTON; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449721424     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.056     Document Type: Article

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