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. 2021 Jan 3;9(1):31. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9010031
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SRS Stereotactic radiosurgery
FSRT Fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy
WBRT Whole brain radiation therapy
CNS Central nervous system
STAR Stereotactic alignment in radiosurgery
SOBP Spread out Bragg Peak
IMPT Intensity modulated proton therapy
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
RBE Relative biological effectiveness
Gy Gray
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
CI Confidence interval
USA United States of America
cc Cubic centimeters
HR Hazard ratio
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
RCC Renal cell carcinoma
HN Head and neck
SCLC Small cell lung cancer
GI Gastrointestinal
GYN Gynecologic
RT Radiation therapy
KPS Karnofsky Performance Status
BrM Brain metastases
F/U Follow up
STR Subtotal resection
GTR Gross total resection
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone
AVM Arteriovenous malformation
CGE Cobalt gray equivalent
SM Spetzler–Martin
GR Gardner–Robertson
HB House–Brackmann
Pt Patient
GKRS Gamma Knife radiosurgery
NF2 Neurofibromatosis type 2
WHO World Health Organization