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Griffith Harsh

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  • Proton beam stereotactic radiosurgery of vestibular schwannomas.

    Harsh GR, Thornton AF, Chapman PH, Bussiere MR, Rabinov JD, Loeffler JS. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002; 54 (1): 35-44

    The proton beam's Bragg peak permits highly conformal radiation of skull base tumors. This study, prompted by reports of transient (30% each) and permanent (10% each) facial and trigeminal neuropathy after stereotactic radiosurgery of vestibular schwannomas with marginal doses of 16-20 Gy, assessed whether proton beam radiosurgery using a marginal dose of only 12 Gy could control vestibular schwannomas while causing less neuropathy.

    PubMedID: 12182972

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