The Role of Radiosurgery in Patients with Brain Metastasis from Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
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Jo, Kwang-Wook
(Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital)
Kong, Doo-Sik (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Lim, Do-Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Ahn, Yong-Chan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Nam, Do-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Lee, Jung-Il (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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