The radiobiology of radiosurgery

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Kondziolka, D
Lunsford, LD
Flickinger, JC
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[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol Surg, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Radiat Oncol, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[3] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Radiol, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[4] Presbyterian Univ Hosp, Ctr Image Guided Neurosurg, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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10.1016/S1042-3680(18)30187-6
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Radiosurgery is the precise and complete destruction of a chosen target containing healthy or pathological cells, without significant concomitant or late radiation damage to adjacent cells. This article discusses briefly the many uses of radiobiology and considers variables in the treatment, such as dose rate, dose homogeneity, and the issue of possible pharmacological radioprotection for radiosurgery. Comparisons between radiosurgery and fractionation are also made.
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