A systematic review of proton therapy in the treatment of chondrosarcoma of the skull base

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-165

  Amichetti, Maurizio ^a   Amelio, Dante ^a   Cianchetti, Marco ^a   Maurizi Enrici, Riccardo ^b   Minniti, Giuseppe ^b  

^a ATreP   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Base of the skull; Chondrosarcoma; Proton therapy; Radiotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHONDROSARCOMA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHONDROSARCOMA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; IONS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77949658436     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-009-0235-z     Document Type: Review

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