Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , April 2010

Stereotactic radiation therapy for large vestibular schwannomas

  • Ellen S. Mandl

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam; and
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Neurosurgery, 1F-002, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Otto W.M. Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ben J. Slotman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • W. Peter Vandertop

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam; and
    • ,
  • Saskia M. Peerdeman

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam; and

Received 24 February 2009 ,Revised 18 December 2009 ,Accepted 29 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.12.042

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , April 2010

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