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Multiple Sessions of SRS for Common Brain Tumor Results in Lesser Swelling of the Brain

Researchers from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital say that treating a common brain tumor with multiple sessions of radiation appears to result in less brain swelling than treating the tumor once with a high ...Read More

Posted on : Thursday, November 5, 2009 12:00 AM
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This is good to read. I had a multiple session cyperknife radiation on one visit for an intraventricular menigioma and had no immediate side effects, however as several months later I developed a large amount of sweeling in the area that resulted in a brain shift from the midline and caused some difficult symptoms. Even with the issues of the edema I would highly recommend the Cyperknife radiation to anyone if this is an option, it is a very simple procedure that proved very effective for this particular tumor.
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