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Seminars in Neurosurgery 2000; Volume 11(Number 3): 0365-0372
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9372
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Meningiomas

Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger
  • Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology and The Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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31 December 2000 (online)

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ABSTRACT

-The authors review the indications, technique, and results for stereotactic radiosurgery of intracranial meningiomas. Radiosurgery has become an important adjunct to resection for larger tumors, and an effective primary treatment for small, critically located meningiomas.

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Gamma knife radiosurgery - meningiomas - radiosurgery