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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Acromegaly [PDF]

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2012
Acromegaly is debilitating disease occasionally refractory to surgical and medical treatment. Stereotactic radiosurgery, and in particular Gamma Knife surgery (GKS), has proven to be an effective noninvasive adjunct to traditional treatments, leading to ...
John D. Rolston, Lewis S. Blevins
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GAMMA-KNIFE RADIOSURGERY

Romanian Neurosurgery
Clinical research to refine and minimize surgical interventions has continued to be one of the most important features of the neurosurgical development during the last half of the XX century. Prof. Lars Leksell, the inventor of the Gamma-Knife radiosurgery (GKRS), was a leader in stereotactic surgery.
Fery Stoica, Radu Perin, Daniela Neamtu
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Systematic Analysis of Clinical Outcomes Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Central Neurocytoma. [PDF]

, 2017
Central neurocytoma (CN) typically presents as an intraventricular mass causing obstructive hydrocephalus. The first line of treatment is surgical resection with adjuvant conventional radiotherapy.
Bui, Timothy T, Chin, Robert K, Chung, Lawrance K, Kaprealian, Tania, Lagman, Carlito, Lee, Percy, Tenn, Stephen, Yang, Isaac   +7 more
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Dosimetric Analysis of Neural and Vascular Structures in Skull Base Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To examine the relationship between the prescribed target dose and the dose to healthy neurovascular structures in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Bhatt, Jay M, Chenery, Stafford, Djalilian, Hamid R, Ghavami, Yaser, Haidar, Yarah M, Moshtaghi, Omid, Schwer, Amanda   +6 more
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Local treatment failure after globe-conserving therapy for choroidal melanoma. [PDF]

, 2013
Local treatment failure after globe-conserving therapy for choroidal melanoma is a surgical complication with significant morbidity to the vision and eye. Few reports in the literature have addressed this complication exclusively.
Chang, Melinda Y, McCannel, Tara A
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Early magnetic resonance image volumetric changes of vestibular schwannoma after Gamma Knife radiosurgery: a prospective study of 18 cases

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
Background Gamma Knife radiosurgery is the principal alternative to microsurgical resection for acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas). However; its increasing use worldwide and evolution of Gamma Knife device precision and safety had led to its ...
Moneer K. Faraj, Anwer N. Hafidh, Alhasan Abdul Rahim Taresh   +2 more
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Quality assurance in stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy according to DIN 6875-1 [PDF]

, 2004
The new DIN (' Deutsche Industrie- Norm') 6875- 1, which is currently being finalised, deals with quality assurance ( QA) criteria and tests methods for linear accelerator and Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery/ radiotherapy including treatment ...
A. Mack, A. Muacevic, B. Wowra, D. Weltz, G. Mack, H. Czempiel, H.D. Böttcher, H.J. Kreiner, M. Rieker, Mack A, N.J. Lomax, R. Wolff, S. Gianolini, S. Scheib, Stuecklschweiger GF, V. Seifert   +15 more
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery Practice Patterns for Brain Metastases in the United States: A National Survey [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has emerged as an important modality for the treatment of intracranial metastases. There are currently few established guidelines delineating indications for SRS use and fewer still regarding plan evaluation in
Bhamidipati, Deepak, Blomain, Erik S, Garg, Shivank, Guo, Jenny, Kalchman, Ingrid, Kim, MD, Hyun, McAna, John F., Shi, Wenyin   +7 more
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Patient perception of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery through twitter and instagram

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2018
Background: This study evaluated social media to better understand the patient experience regarding Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery. Methods: Twitter and Instagram posts were queried to identify relevant posts.
Rachel Jacobs, Arpan V. Prabhu, Edward A. Monaco, III, Daniel Tonetti, Nitin Agarwal   +4 more
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Is gamma knife radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas with carotid artery encasement supported by efficacy and safety outcomes?

Precision Radiation Oncology, 2021
Clinical outcomes were reviewed in 30 patients treated by gamma knife radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas with carotid artery encasement (SKBM‐CAE). The overall clinical improvement rate after treatment was 46%.
Federico L. Ampil, Anthony H. Sin, Donald R. Smith   +2 more
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