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Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

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Stereotactic body radiotherapy for tumors affecting the spine and surrounding connective tissues is primarily used following surgery. In certain cases, early data suggest that stereotactic outcomes are superior to conventionally fractionated strategies for both primary and metastatic tumors alike. Dose limiting toxicities and treatment precision are ongoing areas of controversy and investigation.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    David R. Raleigh

  2. Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero Street, Basement Level, San Francisco, CA, 94143-1708, USA

    Igor J. Barani & David A. Larson

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Rajni A. Sethi

  2. Departments of Radiation Oncology & Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Igor J. Barani

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    David A. Larson

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Mack Roach, III

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Raleigh, D.R., Barani, I.J., Larson, D.A. (2016). Spine. In: Sethi, R., Barani, I., Larson, D., Roach, III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21897-7_5

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