title: Current spectrum of stereotactic irradiation techniques.
abstract: Our 10-year experience with stereotactic irradiation techniques was evaluated in a series of 709 patients. Stereotactic intracavitary radiation of cystic neoplasms, brachytherapy of malignant glial neoplasms and radiosurgery represent effective and contemporary primary adjuvant or alternative methods to treat a wide variety of brain tumors and vascular malformations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pa.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lunsford
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005910:Glioma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed