Radiosurgery with the first Austrian cobalt-60 Gamma-unit. A one year experience

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1994;127(3-4):170-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01808762.

Abstract

During the period of one year, from the 21. 4. 1992 to 21. 4. 1993, a total of 201 radiosurgical sessions on 181 patients were performed with the first Austrian Gamma-unit in Graz. 42% of radiosurgical sessions were undertaken for malignomas, 20% for meningiomas, 11.5% for vascular malformations, 9% for neurinomas, 8.5% for low grade astrocytomas and glomus jugulare tumours, 5% for sellar and suprasellar lesions, and 4% for functional disorders. Dose plan data for all the lesions treated are shown. Clinical and imaging data of the first year which are available for 120 patients (66%) are presented and discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Astrocytoma / surgery
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Cobalt Radioisotopes
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Neuroma, Acoustic / surgery
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
  • Parkinson Disease / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Radiosurgery / instrumentation*
  • Syncope / diagnosis
  • Syncope / surgery
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / diagnosis
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery

Substances

  • Cobalt Radioisotopes