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Vestibular schwannoma is a benign intracranial tumor. It is also called acoustic neurinoma. It usually causes progressive hearing loss and tinnitus. Stereotactic radiosurgery and conventionally fractionated radiotherapy have well-established track records with high local control rates and robust long-term follow-up data. This chapter summarizes hypofractionated radiotherapy techniques, including SRS and FSRT, for vestibular schwannomas.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Katelyn M. Atkins

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Marc Bussière & Helen A. Shih

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Atkins, K.M., Bussière, M., Shih, H.A. (2018). Vestibular Schwannoma. In: Kaidar-Person, O., Chen, R. (eds) Hypofractionated and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92802-9_6

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