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Stereotactic radiosurgery is a novel method of treating well-defined targets in the brain, causing cell destruction, vascular occlusion or just functional changes within it. It is one of the fastest growing fields within neurosurgery. The range of appropriate indications has not yet crystallized but it is increasingly popular with patients, particularly those with a “high-risk” surgical lesion.
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Kemeny, A.A., Radatz, M.W.R., Rowe, J. (2005). Stereotactic Radiosurgery. In: Moore, A.J., Newell, D.W. (eds) Neurosurgery. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-051-6_8
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