The beam can be focused on any structure in the brain, allowing access to tumors or malformed blood vessels that cannot be reached by open-skull surgery.
The tolerance dose for nerve in stereotactic radiosurgery has not been finally worked out. It depends on the length or volume of nerve exposed and on the sensitivity of the particular nerve. The...
The risks of stereotactic radiosurgery include mild headache, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, and recurrence of the tumor. Questions have been raised as to whether radiosurgery can cause secondary...