Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiation therapy for spinal tumors Journal Article
| Authors: | Lo, S. S.; Chang, E. L.; Yamada, Y.; Sloan, A. E.; Suh, J. H.; Mendel, E. |
| Article Title: | Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiation therapy for spinal tumors |
| Abstract: | Spinal tumors constitute 15% of all CNS neoplasms. Radiation therapy can be administered for palliation of pain and spinal cord compression. However, the amount of radiation that can be administered is often limited by the tolerance of the spinal cord, especially in cases where prior radiation therapy has been given. Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy allow the delivery of a higher dose of radiation to spinal lesions, while limiting the spinal cord dose to below the tolerance level. These are technically demanding procedures and should be performed only when proper equipments and expertise are available. Data on spinal stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy have emerged in recent years. This review summarizes the clinical applications of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy for spinal tumors. © 2007 Future Drugs Ltd. |
| Keywords: | review; intensity modulated radiation therapy; cancer radiotherapy; radiation dose; physician's practice patterns; pain; radiotherapy dosage; dose-response relationship, radiation; device; radiosurgery; spinal cord compression; spinal cord tumor; spinal neoplasms; radiation injuries; stereotactic radiosurgery; radiotherapy, conformal; external beam radiotherapy; neurologic disease; spinal cord lesion; spinal cord disease; stereotaxic surgery; spinal tumors; myelitis; practice guidelines; stereotactic radiation therapy; cervical myelopathy; radiculitis |
| Journal Title: | Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1473-7175 |
| Publisher: | Informa Healthcare |
| Date Published: | 2007-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 85 |
| End Page: | 93 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1586/14737175.7.1.85 |
| PUBMED: | 17187488 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 9" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: ERNXA" - "Source: Scopus" |
