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Is fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy effective in pituitary adenomas?

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boxed-textColin P et al. (2005) Treatment of pituitary adenomas by fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: a prospective study of 110 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62: 333–341

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The synopsis was written by Petra Roberts, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Herman and Joan Suit Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

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  2. Associate Director of the Neuroendocrine Clinical Center at Massachusetts General Hospital,

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