Technology Insight: image-guided robotic radiosurgery—a new approach for noninvasive ablation of spinal lesions
Pantaleo Romanelli* and John R Adler Jr
Correspondence *Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, Pozzilli 86077, Italy
Email radiosurgery2000@yahoo.com
Spinal radiosurgery was developed to overcome the limitations associated with invasive surgery and traditional radiotherapetuic approaches for the treatment of these lesions. The authors of this Review discuss the benefits of this new therapeutic technique, such as low rate of complications, durable pain relief and local tumor control while maintaining physical and mental quality of life.
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