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Lars Leksell reported the first clinical application of GammaKnife (GaK)-based treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in 1971. Recent advances in linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) approaches have shown efficacy as an acceptable alternative modality. This chapter summarizes SRS treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.
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Atkins, K.M., Bussière, M., Shih, H.A. (2018). Trigeminal Neuralgia. In: Kaidar-Person, O., Chen, R. (eds) Hypofractionated and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92802-9_4
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