Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Sunshine State
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Key Points Stereotactic radiosurgery is the delivery of a highly-focused beam of radiation to a target It uses very high doses, but is highly conformal, so surrounding tissue toxicity is low Tumours treated successfully include brain, intra-nasal, osteosarcoma, bladder, prostate, urethra, heart-base, liver Treatments are typically delivered in 1-3 fractions with obvious benefits to the patient and client
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