Repeat gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1059-1065

  Aubuchon, Adam C ^a   Chan, Michael D ^a   Lovato, James F ^a   Balamucki, Christopher J ^b   Ellis, Thomas L ^a   Tatter, Stephen B ^a   McMullen, Kevin P ^a   Munley, Michael T ^a   Deguzman, Allan F ^a   Ekstrand, Kenneth E ^a   Bourland, J Daniel ^a   Shaw, Edward G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Radiosurgery; Repeat; Toxicity; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; MEDICAL CENTER; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN RELIEF; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; RADIOSURGERY; REPEAT; RETREATMENT; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURFACE DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

HEALTH; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; DORSAL ROOT; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PONS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 80255134562     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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