This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

May 19, 2010 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with gamma knife can successfully treat large acoustic neuromas (ANs) for most patients, suggests a small study presented ...

Stereotactic surgery uses focused radiation to damage nerve tissue (trigeminal nerve) to prevent or disrupt pain signals in your brain. We can use stereotactic radiosurgery to treat trigeminal ...

A systematic review spanning two decades and 538 publications found that stereotactic radiosurgery demonstrated a median radiographic control rate of 82% in patients with metastatic brain tumors and a ...

Angiography shows that stereotactic radiosurgery obliterates most cerebral arteriovenous malformations after a latency period of a few years. However, the effect of this procedure on the risk of ...

Stereotactic radiotherapy gives radiotherapy from many different angles around the body. The beams meet at the tumour. This means that the tumour receives a high dose of radiation and the tissues ...

The one-year Radiosurgery Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers comprehensive subspecialty training in stereotactic radiosurgery. The program provides fellows exposure to a ...

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) sends narrow beams of radiation into your cancer. The beams can focus on a tumor of any size or shape. It causes little damage to nearby healthy cells. If you have only ...

Brain metastases are the most common intracranial malignancy. Incidence of brain metastases has risen as systemic therapies have improved and patients with metastatic disease live longer. Whole-brain ...