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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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Over the past five decades, extensive experience has been obtained with stereotactic radiosurgical procedures. This experience, and research, is primarily based on studies of the adult population. Increasingly, stereotactic radiosurgical treatments are being applied to treat a variety of neurologic disorders in children [1]–[3]. Children are especially sensitive to the potential side effects of brain irradiation [4]. Thus, the capability of neurosurgical technology to deliver high radiation doses to a defined area and minimize radiation doses to surrounding brain tissue makes this treatment modality a very attractive option in the pediatric population.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Andrew Reisner MD, FACS, FAAP (Neurosurgeon)

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Nicholas J. Szerlip MD (Resident)

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman)

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Reisner, A., Szerlip, N.J., Chin, L.S. (2008). Pediatric Radiosurgery. In: Chin, L.S., Regine, W.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71070-9_30

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