Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of meningiomas

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-57

  Bria, Carley ^a   Wegner, Rodney E ^a   Clump, David A ^a   Vargo, John A ^a   Mintz, Arlan H ^b   Heron, Dwight E ^a,c   Burton, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign; radiation therapy; radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYBERKNIFE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SICKNESS; SIMULATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956073961     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.80462     Document Type: Article

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