Gamma Knife surgery for benign meningioma

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Authors

Aurélia Kollová · Univerzitná Nemocnica Louisa Pasteura

Roman Liščák · Stereotaxis (United States)

Josef Novotný · Stereotaxis (United States)

Vilibald Vladyka · Stereotaxis (United States)

Gabriela Šimonová · Stereotaxis (United States)

Ladislava Janoušková · Na Homolce Hospital

Abstract

Stereotactic radiosurgery is a safe method of treatment for meningiomas. A minimum margin dose of 12 to 16 Gy seems to represent the therapeutic window for benign meningiomas with a high tumor control rate in a mid-term follow-up period.

Topics & Keywords

Meningioma and schwannoma management Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of neurosurgery

Volume 107, Issue 2, pp. 325-336

DOI: 10.3171/jns-07/08/0325

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