Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of pituitary adenomas

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 189, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 932-937

  Kopp, C ^a   Theodorou, M ^a   Poullos, N ^a   Astner, S T ^a   Geinitz, H ^a   Stalla, G K ^b   Meyer, B ^a   Molls, M ^a   Nieder, C ^c,d   Grosu, A L ^e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Non functioning; Pituitary neoplasms; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING ADENOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SOMNOLENCE; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887242470     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-013-0433-z     Document Type: Article

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