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The median follow-up period in these patients was 30 months (maximum 85 months). The marginal radiation doses were 11 to 18 Gy (median 13 Gy), the maximum doses were 22 to 36 Gy (median 26 Gy), and the treatment volumes were 0.1 to 33 cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> (median 2.7 cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">The actuarial 5-year clinical tumor-control rate (no requirement for surgical intervention) for the entire series was 97.1 \u00b1 1.9%. Five-year actuarial rates for any new facial weakness, facial numbness, hearing-level preservation, and preservation of testable speech discrimination were 1.1 \u00b1 0.8%, 2.6 \u00b1 1.2%, 71 \u00b1 4.7%, and 91 \u00b1 2.6%, respectively. Facial weakness did not develop in any patient who received a marginal dose of less than 15 Gy (163 patients). Hearing levels improved in 10 (7%) of 141 patients who exhibited decreased hearing (Gardner-Robertson Classes II\u2013V) before undergoing radiosurgery. 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