Stereotactic radiosurgery of intracranial tumors in childhood.
The Authors have developed an original stereotactic technique by which the radiation dose erogated by a 4 MV linear accelerator is focused into the target volume with a steep dose gradient at its borders. The technique has been employed in a series of 30 patients affected by deep seated brain tumors and AVMs. The paper deals with the preliminary results obtained in a series of 10 patients in pediatric age.
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed