Brada Michael, Jankowska Petra
Academic Unit of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2008 Mar;37(1):263-75, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2007.10.005.
This article describes the technical aspects and the clinical results of conventional radiotherapy and modern stereotactic radiotherapy for pituitary adenomas. Systematic review of the published literature provides a factual basis for the comparison and the selection of appropriate radiation technique in patients who have secreting and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas not cured with surgery and medical therapy.