Fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy for orbital optic nervesheath meningioma - a single institution experience anda short review of the literature

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-87

  Pacelli, Roberto ^a,b   Cella, Laura ^a,b   Conson, Manuel ^b   Tranfa, Fausto ^a   Strianese, Diego ^a   Liuzzi, Raffaele ^a,b   Solla, Raffaele ^a,b   Farella, Antonio ^b   Salvatore, Marco ^b   Bonavolontà, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Optic nerve sheath meningioma; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; EYE PROTECTION; ONCOLOGY;

AFTER-TREATMENT; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIATION THERAPY; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; LOCALISATION; MENINGIOMAS; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH MENINGIOMA; ORBITALS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; VISUAL LOSS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 79751518420     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10139     Document Type: Review

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