Single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery--an effective treatment for patients with brain tumors and brain metastases--is increasingly used to treat patients with spinal metastases. This prospective, ...

Radiosurgery is a radiation therapy procedure that uses a special system to precisely deliver a large radiation dose to a tumor over one to five treatment sessions. The goal of this non-invasive ...

A new cancer treatment is now available in North America that offers an alternative cancer surgery, without the incision or hospital stay, treating patients in 15 minutes or less and returning them to ...

Brain metastases are among the most life-threatening complications of cancer, arising in 20–40% of patients. Whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is the standard treatment for patients with newly diagnosed ...

April 18, 2023 –Vestibular schwannomas related to neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) are difficult to manage and are sometimes treated with a noninvasive option, stereotactic radiosurgery. A retrospective ...

Relationships are considered self-held and compensated unless otherwise noted. Relationships marked “L” indicate leadership positions. Relationships marked “I” are those held by an immediate family ...

The one-year Radiosurgery Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers comprehensive subspecialty training in stereotactic radiosurgery. The program provides fellows exposure to a ...

Most patients with vertebral metastases receive radiotherapy for pain relief. Additionally, radiotherapy can prevent pathological fractures and malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC). External-beam ...