Adverse radiation effect after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: Incidence, time course, and risk factors

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 373-386

  Sneed, Penny K ^a   Mendez, Joe ^b   Vemer Van Den Hoek, Johanna G M ^c   Seymour, Zachary A ^a   Ma, Lijun ^a   Molinaro, Annette M ^a   Fogh, Shannon E ^a   Nakamura, Jean L ^a   McDermott, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Brain radiation effects; Dose response relationship; Necrosis; Oncology; Radiation; Radiation injuries; Radiosurgery adverse effects; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CAPECITABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR; FLUOROURACIL; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; GEMCITABINE; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCA ALKALOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME FACTOR; TUMOR VOLUME; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939447429     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.JNS141610     Document Type: Article

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