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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Song and colleagues deliver a thorough and fair review of the initial clinical investigations of a new paradigm in radiotherapy most recently called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).[1] Oncology observers may take exception with the use of the designation “new paradigm.” After all, from a tumor control point of view, skeptics might say, “radiotherapy is radiotherapy.” Recent advances ...
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When Policy Topic is covered Stereotactic radiosurgery using a gamma or LINAC unit may be considered medically necessary for the following indications: arteriovenous malformations; acoustic neuromas; pituitary adenomas; non-resectable, residual, or recurrent meningiomas; craniopharyngiomas; glomus jugulare tumors; solitary or multiple brain metastases in patients having good perfo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1975-8456
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2008.51.1.45