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Pituitary adenomas: is Gamma Knife® radiosurgery safe?

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  1. Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, VA, USA

    Jason Sheehan

  2. Professor of Neurological Surgery, the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, VA, USA

    Ladislau Steiner

  3. Professor of Neurological Surgery, the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, VA, USA

    Edward R Laws

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Sheehan, J., Steiner, L. & Laws, E. Pituitary adenomas: is Gamma Knife® radiosurgery safe?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 1, 2–3 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0015

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