Radiosurgery to the postoperative surgical cavity: Who needs evidence?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 486-493

  Roberge, David ^a,b   Parney, Ian ^c   Brown, Paul D ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Microsurgery; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; LOCAL CONTROL; MICROSURGERY; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL RESECTION; TUMOR BED; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY;

SURGERY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CRANIOTOMY; EDEMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MELANOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RADIATION NECROSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84861094285     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.09.032     Document Type: Review

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