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Review
. 1998 May-Jun;48(3):177-88.
doi: 10.3322/canjclin.48.3.177.

The role of the gamma knife in the treatment of malignant primary and metastatic brain tumors

R F Young  1
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Review

The role of the gamma knife in the treatment of malignant primary and metastatic brain tumors

R F Young. CA Cancer J Clin. 1998 May-Jun.
Free article

Abstract

Gamma knife treatment is a clinically effective, safe, and cost-effective adjunctive therapy for primary malignant brain tumors. For most brain metastases, radiosurgery is the treatment of choice and will result in effective tumor control in more than 90% of treated tumors.

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