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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:02 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Medical News Today


Promising Results From Gamma Knife Treatment For Glioblastomas

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using a novel type of imaging called MR spectroscopy coupled with high dose radiation in the form...

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FURTHER READING Organization Person Topic cancer glioblastoma multiforme MR spectroscopy radiation radiotherapy spectroscopy tumor Portals Radiation Oncology ... - [11/03/2009 - HealthImaging]
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...adiotherapy alone. "The four month increase is quite significant as the median survival of patients treated with conventional radiotherapy alone is only one year" said Douglas B Einstein...
Promising Results From Gamma Knife Treatment For Glioblastomas [Medical News Today - 11/03/2009]

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