Why avoid the hippocampus? A comprehensive review

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 370-376

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Hippocampal sparing; Neurocognitive function; RTOG 0933; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SKULL IRRADIATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 78651483077     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.09.013     Document Type: Review

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