Radiation Therapy Alone for Imaging-Defined Meningiomas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Korah, Mariam P ^a   Nowlan, Adam W ^b   Johnstone, Peter A S ^c   Crocker, Ian R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Meningioma; Radiation; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; MENINGIOMA; MENINGIOMAS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING; SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING DEFINED MENINGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 72049108367     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.066     Document Type: Article

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