Steven D. Chang, MD, the Robert C. and Jeannette Powell Professor
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Stereotactic radiosurgery for hemangiomas and ependymomas of the spinal cord.
Neurosurg Focus. 2003; (5): E10
The optimal treatment for intramedullary spinal tumors is controversial, because both resection and conventional radiation therapy are associated with potential morbidity. Stereotactic radiosurgery can theoretically deliver highly conformal, high-dose radiation to surgically untreatable lesions while simultaneously mitigating radiation exposure to large portions of the spinal cord. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the authors' initial experience with frameless stereotactic radiosurgery for intramedullary spinal tumors.
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