Radiation Necrosis Secondary to Trigeminal Nerve TomoTherapy: A Cautionary Case Study
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Radiation Necrosis Secondary to Trigeminal Nerve TomoTherapy: A Cautionary Case Study
New radiation delivery modalities have recently challenged Gamma Knife surgery as the historic gold standard in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). TomoTherapy, a relative newcomer, has been approved by the U.S. FDA for various intracranial pathologies but is currently off label for the treatment of TN. A 73-year-old female presented with gait instability, intermittent headaches, and co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.243