International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , 1 September 2010

Radiosurgery for Craniopharyngioma

  • Ajay Niranjan, M.S., M.Ch.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Ajay Niranjan, M.S., M.Ch., Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Suite B-400, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Tel: (412) 647-9699; Fax: (412) 647-8447
    • ,
  • Hideyuki Kano, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • David Mathieu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Douglas Kondziolka, M.D., M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • John C. Flickinger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • L. Dade Lunsford, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Received 8 January 2009 ,Revised 2 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: Drs. Niranjan, Kondziolka, and Lunsford are consultants to AB Elekta; and Dr. Lunsford is a stockholder with AB Elekta.

PII: S0360-3016(09)02782-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1693

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , 1 September 2010

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