Cushing's disease: A single centre's experience using the linear accelerator (LINAC) for stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 100-106

  Wilson, P J ^a,b   Williams, J R ^a   Smee, R I ^a,b  

^a The Prince of Wales Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Endocrine therapy; Fractionated radiotherapy; Linear accelerator; Post treatment complications; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Tumour control

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT;

CUSHING'S DISEASE; ENDOCRINE THERAPY; FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; POST TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TUMOUR CONTROL;

ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890554846     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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