• Proefschrift

    Contents

    Chapter 1
    Introduction

    Chapter 2
    Immediate postoperative radiotherapy in residual nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma:
    benefi cial effect on local control without additional negative impact on pituitary function
    and life expectancy

    Chapter 3
    Radiotherapy is not associated with reduced quality of life and cognitive function in
    patients treated for nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma

    Chapter 4
    Radiation optic neuropathy after external beam radiation therapy for acromegaly:
    report of two cases

    Chapter 5
    review article
    Radiation optic neuropathy after external beam radiation therapy for acromegaly

    Chapter 6
    Lack of radiation optic neuropathy in 72 patients treated for pituitary adenoma

    Chapter 7
    Tyrosine positron emission tomography and protein synthesis rate in pituitary adenoma:
    different effects of surgery and radiation therapy

    Chapter 8
    Patient position verifi cation with oblique radiation beams

    Chapter 9
    General discussion

    Summary
    Samenvatting
    Publicationlist
    Dankwoord