RADIOSURGERY - ITS ROLE IN BRAIN METASTASIS MANAGEMENT

Authors
FLICKINGER JC LUNSFORD LD SOMAZA S KONDZIOLKA D
Citation
Jc. Flickinger et al., RADIOSURGERY - ITS ROLE IN BRAIN METASTASIS MANAGEMENT, Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 7(3), 1996, pp. 497
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Neurosurgery clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
10423680
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-3680(1996)7:3<497:R-IRIB>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Stereotactic radiosurgery is effective in controlling brain metastasis at presentation and those that recur after radiotherapy. It is the tr eatment of choice for most patients with small solitary brain metastas is by virtue of its low morbidity, high-effectiveness, and cost.