Hippocampal-sparing radiotherapy: The new standard of care for World Health Organization grade II and III gliomas?

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-90

  Pinkham, M B ^a,b   Bertrand, K C ^b   Olson, S ^a   Zarate, D ^c   Oram, J ^a   Pullar, A ^a,b   Foote, M C ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Statistical Analysis Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition disorders; Glioma; Hippocampus; IMRT; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITION DISORDERS; GLIOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMRT; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STANDARD OF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890556797     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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