Author/Editor		McKenzie, MR; Souhami, L; Caron, JL; Olivier, A; Villemure, JG; Podgoršak, EB
Title		Early and late complications following dynamic stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy
Type		članek
Source		Can J Neurol Sci
Vol. and No.		Letnik 20, št. 4
Publication year		1993
Volume		str. 279-85
Language		eng
Abstract		Between December 1986 and June 1990, 112 patients (116 lesions), underwent treatment with dynamic stereotactic radiosurgery at McGill University. Of the treated lesions, 59 were arteriovenous malformations and 53 were a variety of other neoplastic conditions. In 86 lesions, the treatment was delivered in a single fraction and the treatment of the remaining 30 lesions was fractionated. Complications attributed to treatment developed in seven of the 112 patients (6.3 percent). No relationship was found between complications and prescribed dose, fractionation, collimator diameter, type and anatomical region of the lesion that was treated, or previous irradiation. Although extensive clinical experience will be necessary to determine optimal total doses, the potential role of fractionated treatment, and the tolerance of critical structures to radiosurgery, the relatively low incidence of complications in our series allows us to conclude that radiosurgery is well tolerated by the vast majority of patients.
Descriptors		BRAIN NEOPLASMS CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS RADIOSURGERY ADOLESCENCE ADULT BRAIN NEOPLASMS CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS CHILD CHILD, PRESCHOOL MIDDLE AGE RADIATION DOSAGE RADIOSURGERY TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED