Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 2:06PM EST

Clinical Trials

1. Long-term follow-up of acoustic schwannoma radiosurgery with marginal tumor doses of 12 to 13 Gy.

Author
Chopra R; Kondziolka D; Niranjan A; Lunsford LD; Flickinger JC;
Institution
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Journal
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Jul 1;68(3):845-51. Epub 2007 Mar 26.
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2. Stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: an analysis of tumor control, complications, and hearing preservation rates.

Author
Mathieu D; Kondziolka D; Flickinger JC; Niranjan A; Williamson R; Martin JJ; Lunsford LD;
Institution
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Journal
Neurosurgery. 2007 Mar;60(3):460-8; discussion 468-70.
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3. Safety and efficacy of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for acoustic neuromas.

Author
McClelland S 3rd; Gerbi BJ; Higgins PD; Orner JB; Hall WA;
Institution
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. mccl0285@umn.edu
Journal
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jan;86(2):191-4. Epub 2007 Jul 11.
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4. The stacked ABR: a sensitive and specific screening tool for detecting small acoustic tumors.

Author
Don M; Kwong B; Tanaka C; Brackmann D; Nelson R;
Institution
Department of Electrophysiology, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, Calif. 90057, USA.
Journal
Audiol Neurootol. 2005 Sep-Oct;10(5):274-90. Epub 2005 May 26.
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5. Patient outcomes after vestibular schwannoma management: a prospective comparison of microsurgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Author
Pollock BE; Driscoll CL; Foote RL; Link MJ; Gorman DA; Bauch CD; Mandrekar JN; Krecke KN; Johnson CH; Pollock BE; Driscoll CL; Foote RL; Link MJ; Gorman DA; Bauch CD; Mandrekar JN; Krecke KN; Johnson CH;
Institution
Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. pollock.bruce@mayo.edu
Journal
Neurosurgery. 2006 Jul;59(1):77-85; discussion 77-85.
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6. Mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma risk in Japan.

Author
Takebayashi T; Akiba S; Kikuchi Y; Taki M; Wake K; Watanabe S; Yamaguchi N; Takebayashi T; Akiba S; Kikuchi Y; Taki M; Wake K; Watanabe S; Yamaguchi N;
Institution
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Journal
Occup Environ Med. 2006 Dec;63(12):802-7. Epub 2006 Aug 15.
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7. Medical history, cigarette smoking and risk of acoustic neuroma: an international case-control study.

Author
Schoemaker MJ; Swerdlow AJ; Auvinen A; Christensen HC; Feychting M; Johansen C; Klaeboe L; Lonn S; Salminen T; Tynes T;
Institution
Section of Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom. minouk@icr.ac.uk
Journal
Int J Cancer. 2007 Jan 1;120(1):103-10.
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8. Treatment accuracy of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy.

Author
Kumar, Shaleen; Burke, Kevin; Nalder, Colin; Jarrett, Paula; Mubata, Cephas; A'hern, Roger; Humphreys, Mandy; Bidmead, Margaret; Brada, Michael;
Institution
Radiotherapy Physics, The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ2, UK.
Journal
Radiother Oncol 2005 Jan;74(1):53-9.
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9. Tomotherapy planning of small brain tumours.

Author
Yartsev, Slav; Kron, Tomas; Cozzi, Luca; Fogliata, Antonella; Bauman, Glenn;
Institution
London Regional Cancer Centre, 790 Commissioners Rd East, London, Ont., Canada N6A 4L6.
Journal
Radiother Oncol 2005 Jan;74(1):49-52.
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