Prospective Study on the Short-Term Adverse Effects From Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Prospective Study on the Short-Term Adverse Effects From Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acute side effects in patients who are undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 94 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of brain tumor or other brain disorder, including, but not limited to, 1 of the following:
Eligible for and scheduled to undergo stereotactic radiosurgery
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy