Whole brain radiotherapy combined with stereotactic radiotherapy versus stereotactic radiotherapy alone for brain metastases: A meta-analysis

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 911-915

  Duan, Lei ^a   Zeng, Rong ^a   Yang, Ke Hu ^a   Tian, Jin Hui ^a   Wu, Xiao Lu ^a   Dai, Qiang ^a   Niu, Xiao Dong ^a   Ma, Di Wa ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Meta analysis; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Whole brain radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKULL IRRADIATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84894678097     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.2.911     Document Type: Article

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