Distribution of brain metastases: Implications for non-uniform dose prescriptions

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1003, 2011, Pages 649-658

  Bender, Edward T ^a   Tome W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CEREBELLUM; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959593211     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/30173406     Document Type: Article

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