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Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for meningiomas [PDF]
AbstractMeningiomas comprise a histologically and clinically diverse set of tumors arising from the meningothelial lining of the central nervous system. In the past decade, remarkable progress has been made in deciphering the biology of these common neoplasms.
William C Chen+4 more
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In contrast to conventional microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery has an advantage in the treatment of intracranial masses, avoiding severe complications associated with open surgery.
A. S. Tokarev+6 more
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The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the multimodal management of growth hormone–secreting pituitary adenomas [PDF]
Growth hormone (GH)–secreting pituitary adenomas represent a common source of GH excess in patients with acromegaly. Whereas surgical extirpation of the culprit lesion is considered first-line treatment, as many as 19% of patients develop recurrent ...
Liu, Charles Y.+2 more
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RapidPlan head and neck model: the objectives and possible clinical benefit
Background To evaluate a knowledge based planning model for RapidPlan (RP) generated for advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) patient treatments, as well its ability to possibly improve the clinical plan quality.
A. Fogliata+9 more
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery Practice Patterns for Brain Metastases in the United States: A National Survey [PDF]
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+7 more
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Background: This study evaluated the outcome, toxicity and predictive factors in patients unfit for concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CT-RT) treated with hypofractionated sequential CT-RT or exclusive radiotherapy (RT) for locally advanced non-small cell ...
Maria Massaro+14 more
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Brainstem metastases treated with Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery: the Indiana University Health experience [PDF]
Brainstem metastases offer a unique challenge in cancer treatment, yet stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has proven to be an effective modality in treating these tumors.
Ansari, Shaheryar+9 more
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Quality assurance in stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy according to DIN 6875-1 [PDF]
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+15 more
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Background PRIMO is a graphical environment based on PENELOPE Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of radiotherapy beams able to compute dose distribution in patients, from plans with different techniques. The dosimetric characteristics of an HD-120 MLC (Varian),
Lucia Paganini+9 more
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