[Results from radiation therapy of 68 inoperable brain tumors (1950 to 1975) (author's transl)].

: 68 patients suffering from inoperable brain tumor were irradiated from 1950 to 1975. (In 21 cases the tumor was localized in the bridge, in eight cases in the pineal). When the total treatment dose was considered sufficient (more than 4000 rd) the 5-year survival rate was 42% (n = 47). Quality of life was good in 75% (n = 20) over at more than five years.