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Radiosurgery of the Malignant Spine Tumors

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Common malignant spine tumors are metastasis to the spine with or without epidural spinal cord compression, and less commonly, primary spine tumors to the bone, soft tissue or spinal cord. Treatment of these tumors may vary depending on the primary site, histology, and functional status of the patient. In this chapter, indication and the use of radiosurgery for malignant spine tumors will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

    Samuel Ryu

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Samuel Ryu

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

    Jack Rock

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  1. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Neurosurgery and Radiation, University of California, Le Conte Ave. 10495, Los Angeles, 90095, California, USA

    Antonio A. F. De Salles

  2. UCLA Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Le Conte Ave 10945, Los Angeles, 90095, California, USA

    Alessandra Gorgulho

  3. David Geffen School of Medicine, Dept. Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Medical Plaza 200, Los Angeles, 90095, California, USA

    Nzhde Agazaryan

  4. , Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

    Ben Slotman

  5. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, UCLA Medical Plaza 200, Los Angeles, 90095, California, USA

    Michael Selch

  6. BrainLAB, Inc., Westbrook Corporate Center 3, Westchester, 60154, Illinois, USA

    Aaaron J. Burwick

  7. Shaped-Beam Radiosurgery, Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Hansen Way 3100, Palo Alto, 94304, California, USA

    Raymond Schulz

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Ryu, S., Rock, J. (2011). Radiosurgery of the Malignant Spine Tumors. In: De Salles, A., et al. Shaped Beam Radiosurgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11151-8_22

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