title: Controversy: radiotherapy for acromegaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. mot@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Michael O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Thorner
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D010910:Pituitary Irradiation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone