title: Radiotherapy for pituitary adenomas.
abstract: This article describes the technical aspects and the clinical results of conventional radiotherapy and modern stereotactic radiotherapy for pituitary adenomas. Systematic review of the published literature provides a factual basis for the comparison and the selection of appropriate radiation technique in patients who have secreting and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas not cured with surgery and medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK. michael.brada@icr.ac.uk
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brada
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jankowska
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted