Dedicated linear accelerator radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: A single-center experience in 179 patients with varied dose prescriptions and treatment plans

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 225-231

  Smith, Zachary A ^a   Gorgulho, Alessandra A ^a   Bezrukiy, Nikita ^a   McArthur, David ^a   Agazaryan, Nzhde ^a   Selch, Michael T ^a   De Salles, Antonio A F ^a,b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b West Los Angeles Veteran's Administration Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Dedicated linear accelerator; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BRAINSTEM; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DEDICATED LINEAR ACCELERATOR; DOSE PRESCRIPTION; GAMMA KNIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENT PAIN; STEREOTACTIC; TREATMENT PLANS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

BRAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

EYE DROPS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DEDICATED LINEAR ACCELERATOR RADIOSURGERY; DRY EYE; EYE IRRITATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PONS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 79961128518     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.05.058     Document Type: Article

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