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Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas

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In this chapter the authors discuss the indications, current techniques, and outcomes following vestibular schwannoma radiosurgery. They discuss the comparison studies to observation or surgical resection.

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Frisoli, F., Shah, J., Hill, T.C., Kondziolka, D. (2019). Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas. In: Trifiletti, D., Chao, S., Sahgal, A., Sheehan, J. (eds) Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16924-4_15

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