Spine radiosurgery for spinal metastases: Indications, technique and outcome

Neurological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 550-556

  Harel, Ran ^a   Zach, Leor ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Spine metastases; Spine stereotactic radiosurgery; Stereotactic body radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PAIN; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REDUCING NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITY; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITY; VOLUMETRIC INTENSITY MODULATED ARC TREATMENT; WOUND HEALING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY; SECONDARY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901483950     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000364     Document Type: Article

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