Fractionated radiotherapy for intracranial meningiomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Gondi, Vinai ^a   Tome, Wolfgang A ^a   Mehta, Minesh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

EBRT; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; IMRT; Meningiomas; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; BRAIN RADIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENINGIOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957578385     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0368-5     Document Type: Review

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