Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery for large brain metastases

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-139

  Wegner, Rodney E ^a   Leeman, Jonathan E ^a   Kabolizadeh, Peyman ^a   Rwigema, Jean Claude ^a   Mintz, Arlan H ^a   Burton, Steven A ^a   Heron, Dwight E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain metastasis; radiotherapy; stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIOSURGERY; SECONDARY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 84926408049     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31828aadac     Document Type: Article

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