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World J Methodol. Dec 14, 2018; 8(4): 51-58
Published online Dec 14, 2018. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v8.i4.51
Radiosurgical techniques for the treatment of brain neoplasms: A short review
Tomaz Velnar, Roman Bosnjak
Tomaz Velnar, Roman Bosnjak, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Tomaz Velnar, AMEU-ECM, Maribor 2000, Slovenia
Author contributions: Velnar T and Bosnjak R contributed equally to this work; Velnar T designed the research; Bosnjak R analyzed the data; Velnar T and Bosnjak R wrote the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author to: Tomaz Velnar, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia. tvelnar@hotmail.com
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Received: September 28, 2018
Peer-review started: September 28, 2018
First decision: October 29, 2018
Revised: November 6, 2018
Accepted: November 16, 2018
Article in press: November 16, 2018
Published online: December 14, 2018
Core Tip

Core tip: Intracranial tumors can be irradiated in three different ways: with fractional radiotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery. Additionally, radiosurgery is increasingly used in combination with systemic therapy to treat metastases.