Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Role of Whole Brain Radiation Therapy in Adults With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Brain Tumors

Laurie E Gaspar; Roshan S Prabhu; Alia Hdeib; D Jay McCracken; George F Lasker; Michael W McDermott; Steven N Kalkanis; Jeffrey J Olson

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Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Role of Whole Brain Radiation Therapy in Adults With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Brain Tumors

Laurie E Gaspar, Roshan S Prabhu, Alia Hdeib, D Jay McCracken, George F Lasker, Michael W McDermott, Steven N Kalkanis, Jeffrey J Olson

Miami Neuroscience Institute

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Original language	American English
Journal	Neurosurgery
Volume	84
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/NEUROS/NYY541
State	Published - Mar 1 2019

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Gaspar, L. E., Prabhu, R. S., Hdeib, A., McCracken, D. J., Lasker, G. F., McDermott, M. W., Kalkanis, S. N., & Olson, J. J. (2019). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Role of Whole Brain Radiation Therapy in Adults With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Brain Tumors. Neurosurgery, 84. https://doi.org/10.1093/NEUROS/NYY541

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