Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for oligometastases in the brain: A single-institution experience

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-399

  Marchetti, Marcello ^a   Milanesi, Ida ^a   Falcone, Chiara ^a   De Santis, Michela ^a   Fumagalli, Luisa ^a   Brait, Lorenzo ^b   Bianchi, Livia ^b   Fariselli, Laura ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b CyberKnife Center CDI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral oligometastases; Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLID TUMOR; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THERAPY EFFECT; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960175293     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0473-4     Document Type: Article

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