Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (hfSRT) after tumour resection of a single brain metastasis: Report of a single-centre individualized treatment approach

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1523-1529

  Steinmann, Diana ^a   Maertens, Bettina ^a   Janssen, Stefan ^a   Werner, Martin ^a   Frühauf, Jörg ^a   Nakamura, Makoto ^a   Christiansen, Hans ^a   Bremer, Michael ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; HfSRT; Postoperative partial brain radiotherapy; SRS

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOFRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SALVAGE THERAPY; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VISUAL DISORDER; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866742728     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: 14321335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-012-1227-x     Document Type: Article

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