Lower-dose fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy results in better hearing preservation
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 11:56
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found that a lower dose of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for acoustic neuromas results in better hearing preservation and has the same tumor local control rate as a higher dose of therapy. The study appeared online in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.