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63 What Every Neurosurgeon Should Know About Stereotactic
F. Tariq
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Abstract
Stereotactic radiosurgery is the delivery of a large, highly focal stereotactically directed dose of radiation to destroy or modify a target. In neurosurgery and radiation oncology, it is one of the most important techniques available for the treatment of many brain lesions, including arteriovenous malformation and brain tumors. It may also have application to trigeminal neuralgia and epilepsy. There are several facts every neurosurgeon should know about radiosurgery: 1. Radiosurgery is an important neurosurgical tool 2. It has several forms, not all of which are equivalent 3. It is best done as a collaborative effort between neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists