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Stereotactic Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy for Pituitary Tumors

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Last decade has seen important advances in radiotherapy technology which combine precise tumor localization with accurate targeted delivery of radiation. This technique of high precision conformal radiotherapy, described as stereotactic radiotherapy or radiosurgery, uses modern linear accelerators available in most radiation oncology departments. The article describes the new technique as applied to the treatment of pituitary adenoma and reviews published clinical results

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by the Neuro-Oncology Research fund, The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, and Cancer Research UK. The work was undertaken by The Royal Marsden NHS Trust who received a proportion of its funding from the NHS Executive; the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS Executive.

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  1. Neuro-Oncology Unit and Academic Unit of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK

    Thankama Ajithkumar &  Michael Brada

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Ajithkumar, T., Brada, M. Stereotactic Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy for Pituitary Tumors. Mol Diag Ther 3, 211–216 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00024677-200403040-00002

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