Stereotactic linear accelerator radiotherapy for pituitary tumors.
Last decade has seen important advances in radiotherapy technology which combine precise tumor localization with accurate targeted delivery of radiation. This technique of high precision conformal radiotherapy, described as stereotactic radiotherapy or radiosurgery, uses modern linear accelerators available in most radiation oncology departments. The article describes the new technique as applied to the treatment of pituitary adenoma and reviews published clinical results.
Ajithkumar
Thankama
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Neuro-Oncology Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK.
Brada
Michael
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed