Dose—response tolerance of the visual pathways and cranial nerves of the cavernous sinus to stereotactic radiosurgery

Abstract

The structures of the visual pathways (the optic nerve, chiasm, and tract) exhibit a much higher sensitivity to single-fraction radiation than other cranial nerves, and their particular dose-response characteristics can be defined. In contrast, the oculomotor and trigeminal nerves have a much higher dose tolerance.