Cushing's lost cases of "radium bomb" brachytherapy for gliomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-148

  Seymour, Zachary A ^a   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Glioma; Harvey cushing; History of neurosurgery; Neurological deficit; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

RADIUM;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUM THERAPY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954400805     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.JNS091393     Document Type: Review

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