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The entry zone of the trigeminal nerve was targeted using a 4-mm collimator and treated with 40 to 76 Gy as maximal dose. Additive doses ranged between 110 and 152 Gy. The median duration of symptoms was 4.86 years. There were 12 women (46%) and 16 men (54%).<\/jats:p>At the last evaluation, a total of 19 patients (68%) reported pain relief. Of these patients, 13 were no longer taking pain medications. Significant recurrent or residual pain was noted in nine patients after a median follow up of 12 months (range 6\u201348 months). New onset of facial numbness was noted in 10 patients. An additive dose above 115 Gy was found to be associated with facial numbness and nonfacial numbness (p = 0.047). No definite additive dose correlation with pain relief was noted (p = 0.23).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions<\/jats:title> Repeated GKS established durable pain relief in a majority of patients, and a higher additive dose (> 115 Gy) tended to cause facial numbness. 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