Local progression and pseudo progression after single fraction or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for large brain metastases A single centre study

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 188, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 696-701

  Wiggenraad, R ^a   Verbeek De Kanter, A ^a   Mast, M ^a   Molenaar, R ^b   Kal, H B ^b   Lycklama Nijeholt, G ^c   Vecht, C ^c   Struikmans, H ^a,d  

^a Radiotherapy Centre West   (Netherlands)

^b Diaconessenhuis ^*

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Fractionation; Progression; Pseudo progression; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN STEM; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84864588413     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-012-0122-3     Document Type: Article

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