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Surgery and radiotherapy: complementary tools in the management of benign intracranial tumors

Johnson et al., 2008

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14890885920884383803
Author
Johnson W
Loredo L
Slater J
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Neurosurgical Focus

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✓ Historically, radiation therapy has been used extensively in the treatment of malignant and aggressive intracranial tumors, and the importance of its role has been repeatedly verified by prolonged patient survival rates and increased tumor control. As more modern …
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