Effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery alone or in combination with whole brain radiotherapy compared to conventional surgery and/or whole brain radiotherapy for the treatment of one or more brain metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- 31 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Cancer Treatment Reviews
- Vol. 32 (3), 203-213
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2005.12.009
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