Treatment of malignant gliomas with neutron radiation.
The author contends that neutron radiation therapy coupled with radiation therapy or other forms of particle radiation therapy may play a role in the management of malignant gliomas. Improved survival, particularly for the patients with the diagnosis of glioblastoma, is discussed.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009502:Neutrons; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D011897:Random Allocation