## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The spine is the most common site of bony metastases in patients with osseous breast carcinoma metastases. Spine metastases are the source of significant pain and occasionally neurologic deficit in this patient population. Conventional external beam radiotherapy lacks the
Radiosurgery for the treatment of spinal lung metastases
β Scribed by Peter C. Gerszten; Steven A. Burton; Chandra P. Belani; Suresh Ramalingam; David M. Friedland; Cihat Ozhasoglu; Annette E. Quinn; Kevin J. McCue; William C. Welch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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