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Treatment outcomes and dose rate effects following gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas

30 April 2020 | | Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery | Acoustic neuroma, Dose rate, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Neurosurgery, Radiation oncology, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Vestibular schwannoma

Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is one of the definitive stereotactic radiotherapy treatment modalities for vestibular schwannoma (VS) management. Its efficacy depends on the cobalt-60 source which has a half-life of 5.26 years. According to the study authors, the actual rate...