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Interstitial stereotactic radiosurgery

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Local Therapies for Glioma Present Status and Future Developments

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 88))

Abstract

Stereotactic radiosurgery by means of interstitial application of either radionuclides or radiation devices has been used extensively in primary and secondary brain tumors. A few centers have gained sufficient expertise and clinical data to scientifically evaluate this treatment modality.

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  1. Department of Neurological Science, The University of Liverpool, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK

    P. C. Warnke & K. Kopitzki

  2. Abteilung Stereotaktische Neurochirurgie, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    C. B. Ostertag

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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    M. Westphal

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany

    J.-C. Tonn

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Z. Ram

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Warnke, P.C., Kopitzki, K., Ostertag, C.B. (2003). Interstitial stereotactic radiosurgery. In: Westphal, M., Tonn, JC., Ram, Z. (eds) Local Therapies for Glioma Present Status and Future Developments. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 88. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6090-9_8

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