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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Nov 11;26(3):299–306. doi: 10.3171/2016.8.SPINE16121

Table 1. Consensus indications and contraindications for postoperative spine SBRT.

Indications Contraindications
Radio-resistant primary1–2 levels of adjacent disease
Prior overlapping radiation therapy
Involvement of more than 3 contiguous vertebral bodies
ASIA Grade A status (complete spinal cord injury without preservation of motor or sensory function)
Postoperative Bilsky Grade 3 residual (spinal cord compression without any CSF around the spinal cord)