Stereotatic radiosurgery of 468 brain metastases ≤2 cm: Implications for SRS dose and whole brain radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Shehata, Michael K ^a   Young, Byron ^b   Reid, Brady ^a   Patchell, Roy A ^b   St Clair, William ^a   Sims, Jackie ^a   Sanders, Michael ^b   Meigooni, Ali ^a   Mohiuddin, Mohammed ^a   Regine, William F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Brain neoplasms; Gamma knife; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURGERY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

LOCAL CONTROL; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR CONTROL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECURRENT CANCER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 7244236424     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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