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Professor Lars Leksell selected Cobalt-60 as the ideal photon radiation source for radiosurgery after investigating protons and cross fired photons form early generation linear accelerator [1,2]. The first Gamma Knife (179 Co-60 sources) created a discoid-shaped lesion suitable for movement disorder and intractable pain surgery. Clinical experience with the Gamma Knife began in 1967 with the treatment...
SummaryObjective. To assess the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery in achieving tumor control and improving survival in patients with hemangioblastoma, we evaluated results from patients who were managed at the University of Pittsburgh and the Mayo Clinic. Patients and Methods. Twenty-seven patients with 29 hemangioblastomas had stereotactic radiosurgery over a 10 year interval. The mean patient...
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