Meningiomas
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy used to treat intracranial meningiomas
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 7th, 2006
"The purpose of this study was to evaluate tumor control, complications, and outcome from IMRT for intracranial meningiomas. Between July 1997 and November 2003, patients with intracranial meningiomas were treated at our institution with the NOMOS Peacock system utilizing the Multileaf Intensity Modulating Collimator (MIMiC)," scientists writing in the journal Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment reported.
"Thirty-five patients with 37 lesions (35 benign and 2 atypical histology) were identified with a minimum of 6 months of radiologic follow-up...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-03-07)
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