External Beam Radiotherapy of Recurrent Glioma: Radiation Tolerance of the Human Brain

Malignant gliomas relapse in close proximity to the resection site, which is the postoperatively irradiated volume. Studies on re-irradiation of glioma were examined regarding radiation-induced late adverse effects (i.e., brain tissue necrosis), to obtain information on the tolerance dose and treatm...

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Main Authors: Peter Sminia, Ramona Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/4/2/379/