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Case Reports

Successful use of frameless stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of recurrent brain metastases in an 18-month-old child

Elham RahimyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-3996
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Cynthia ChuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Sheri L. SpuntDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Kelly MahaneyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Sarah S. DonaldsonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Iris C. GibbsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Scott G. SoltysDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Erqi L. PollomDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;
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Susan M. HinikerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1234-1239 | Received 02 Jul 2019, Accepted 05 Aug 2019, Published online: 20 Aug 2019

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