Visual outcome in meningiomas around anterior visual pathways treated with linear accelerator fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 779-788

  Stiebel Kalish, Hadas ^a,b   Reich, Ehud ^a,b   Gal, Lior ^b   Rappaport, Zvi Harry ^a,b   Nissim, Ouzi ^b,c   Pfeffer, Raphael ^b,c   Spiegelmann, Roberto ^b,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Meningioma; Optic nerve; Radiotherapy; Vision

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR SYSTEM; CYBERKNIFE; DYNAMIC ROTATION; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; GAMMA KNIFE; MENINGIOMAS; NON-COPLANAR; OPTIC NERVE; RADIATION FIELD; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOTHERAPY; TUMOR CONTROL; TUMOR SIZE; VISUAL FUNCTIONS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EYE PROTECTION; FRACTIONATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ROTATION; SURGERY; TUMORS; VISION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM MENINGIOMA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR BURDEN; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84855827853     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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