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How beneficial is radiotherapy compared to conventional radiotherapy for brain tumors?
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Very: I'm assuming you are talking about stereotactic radiotherapy. Think of each area of your brain being exposed to only one beam of radiation but the tumor getting the focused beam of radiation. It's very effective and tolerated well.
Answered 12/9/2013
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