Spinal radiosurgery - efficacy and safety after prior conventional radiotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conventional external beam radiotherapy is a standard procedure for treatment of spinal metastases. In case of progression spinal cord tolerance limits further radiotherapy in pre-irradiated areas. Spinal stereotactic radiotherapy is...

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Main Authors: Nikolajek Katharina, Kufeld Markus, Muacevic Alexander, Wowra Berndt, Niyazi Maximilian, Ganswindt Ute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/173