What is the ideal patient for radiation (FSR)?

[Kate B]

Oftentimes,an explanation of a treatment is wanted. Here is one from an e-medicine website.

http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic668.htm

The summary is interesting as it identifies the "ideal" candidate for FSR:

In summary, patients who have serviceable hearing, no vertigo, and an acoustic tumor 2 cm in diameter or smaller are preferred candidates for this treatment. With these criteria, the author recommends fractionated stereotactic radiation as primary treatment in approximately 40% of patients. If the patient chooses to have fractionated stereotactic radiation, the author actively participates in treatment planning with the radiation oncologists and then carefully monitors a posttreatment protocol for clinical examination, repeat imaging, audiovestibular testing, and management. Although the author does not have any long-term follow-up data with fractionated stereotactic radiation, he has observed none of the acute or immediate effects that were experienced with single-dose protocols in 24 patients.


Kate

[goinbatty]

Thanks for posting this.  emedicine is my favorite medical related website.