N. Scott Litofsky, M.D., surgery (IMAGE) University of Missouri-Columbia Caption N. Scott Litofsky performs a surgery at University of Missouri Health Care. Researchers compared two common postsurgical therapies for metastatic brain tumors and found that stereotactic radiosurgery can provide better outcomes for patients compared to whole-brain radiation. Credit Justin Kelley/MU Health Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.