Download or read book Gamma Knife Surgery Compared with Linac Based Radiosurgery Systems in the Treatment of Intracranial Lesions Or Tumours and Functional Neurosurgery A Review of the Precision Accuracy Clinical Effect written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gamma Knife Surgery Compared with Linac based Radiosurgery Systems in the Treatment of Intracranial Lesions Or Tumours and Functional Neurosurgery written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a noninvasive treatment for a variety of intracranial lesions. Unlike conventional radiation therapy or whole brain radiotherapy, SRS is designed to focus a radiation dose on a predefined target while minimizing the radioactive dose outside of the target. The advanced imaging techniques, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have enabled precise, submillimeter targeting of intracranial lesions in three dimensional space using different SRS systems. As the various modern SRS systems represent a substantial investment, an evidence-based approach to a purchasing decisions serves the interests of patients and healthcare providers. The purpose of this report is to retrieve and review existing evidence comparing different stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) systems with regard to accuracy and precision, clinical safety and effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and to review evidence-based guidelines for particular SRS systems.
Download or read book LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery written by Isabelle M. Germano and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery is the first book on radiosurgery which presents together both Gamma Knife and linear accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgical techniques for various pathologies. Divided into three sections, LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery addresses: The fundamentals of stereotactic radiosurgery, including historical perspectives, basic principles of radiation physics and biology, principles and techniques of Gamma Knife and LINAC radiosurgery,software and dose planning, fractionation, proton-beam radiation therapy, clinical and histological aspects of radionecrosis and informed consent issues The clinical applications and results of both Gamma Knife and LINAC radiosurgery for vascular malformations, brain metastases, primary brain tumors, meningiomas, schwannomas and pituitary tumors Work in progress: clinical applications for pain, epilepsy and movement disorders, and future directions and new frontiers in radiosurgery LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery provides the reader with the hands-on experience of neurosurgeons and a comprehensive description of radiosurgery. (Distributed by Thieme for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
Download or read book Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery written by L Dade Lunsford and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition is written by renowned experts in neurosurgery, neurology, physics, and radiation oncology, many of whom are pioneers of radiosurgery. Throughout more than 30 detailed chapters, the authors share their vast expertise on this highly precise, minimally invasive form of radiation therapy. The first few chapters lay a foundation for understanding the differentiations in types of SRS technology: Leksell Gamma Knife, Novalis, Linac and Proton Beam Radiosurgery, and Cyberknife, followed by an explanation on the physics and radiobiology of SRS. The remaining chapters provide a detailed discussion of all pathologies and disorders currently treated. Highlights: Radiosurgical procedures for a wide range of intracranial conditions/diseases including arteriovenous malformations, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, trigeminal neuralgia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, epilepsy, ocular disorders, pediatric brain tumors, and gliomas. Important updates on skull base tumors, functional disorders, and brain metastases. Evidence-based findings covering indications, patient selection, benefits, limitations, outcomes, potential complications, and alternative treatment modalities. This updated reference tool is an invaluable, comprehensive guide to current concepts in SRS. It is a must-have resource for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, neuro-radiologists, and medical physicists, from residents to advanced clinicians.
Download or read book Gamma Knife Neurosurgery in the Management of Intracranial Disorders II written by Mikhail F. Chernov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume cover the various radiosurgical techniques used to treat benign and malignant intracranial tumors, cavernous malformations, and functional disorders, as well as a wide array of specific details on medical physics, neuroimaging, and anesthetic support. Particular emphasis is put on the optimal combination of microneurosurgery and radiosurgery for attaining the best functional results in patients with vestibular schwannomas, craniopharyngiomas, and pituitary adenomas, and on the most effective methods of treatment planning and radiation dosimetry in cases of metastatic brain tumors. The highlighted clinical aspects include indications for radiosurgery and the prediction of patients’ prognosis, along with analysis of outcomes in comparison with results achieved by other modalities in the context of multifaceted therapeutic strategies. In addition, possible options for applying advanced treatment using such modern devices as Leksell Gamma Knife PerfexionTM and IconTM are presented in depth. This information will interest both radiosurgical practitioners and neurosurgeons, and help them to provide optimal care and to achieve the greatest benefit of their patients. This book will serve as an excellent companion for the previous publication “Gamma Knife Neurosurgery in the Management of Intracranial Disorders” (Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, Volume 116, Springer, 2013).
Download or read book Japanese Experience with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery written by Masaaki Yamamoto and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides an excellent overview of Japan's 20-year experience with stereotactic radiosurgery using the Leksell Gamma Knife. Leading experts discuss their long-term results with gamma knife radiosurgery. Studies focusing on dose selection for optimal treatment results and avoidance of complications are also presented. In addition, gamma knife treatments of extracranial pathologies are reviewed.
Download or read book Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery written by L. Dade Lunsford and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by recognized experts in the fields of neurologic surgery, neurology, physics, and radiation oncology, this book is a comprehensive reference for current techniques for radiosurgery of the brain. It provides detailed discussion of radiosurgical procedures for various disease entities.
Download or read book Gamma Knife Neurosurgery in the Management of Intracranial Disorders written by Mikhail Chernov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume cover the various options of the optimal management of brain tumors, vascular lesions, and functional disorders. They provide a good balance between microneurosurgery and radiosurgery, presenting also alternative surgical and radiosurgical treatment options with discussions on their advantages and disadvantages. The presentation of multiple treatment methods will help to provide better service to patients. Some papers, specifically highlighting alternative treatment options, are accompanied by editorials prepared by recognized experts in the field. Additional emphasis is put on importance of the advanced neuroimaging techniques for radiosurgical treatment planning and subsequent follow-up.
Download or read book Gamma Knife Brain Surgery written by L. Dade Lunsford and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The book is compact and well presented and can certainly be recommended for the departmental library.'
Download or read book Gamma Knife Radiosurgery written by B. Wowra and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gamma knife radiosurgery has grown continually in importance in recent years. However, there was a lack of established clinical and physical quality standards and a good knowledge of the possibilities of radiosurgical treatment for brain lesions. This book fills the gap by giving an overview of the current status of European gamma knife radiosurgery. Leading european experts report on their specialities in this field which is a state-of-the-art summary of the possibilities and results of their current work. The book encompasses all important as well as the more rare indications. All relevant technical and clinical quality standards are addressed. Tailored planning strategies are described for different indications. All professionals who care for patients with neurosurgical disease, such as neurosurgeons, radiosurgeons, radiologists, radiation oncologists and neurologists will find the book highly useful for the management of patients with benign and malignant brain lesions in a multidisciplinary setting.
Download or read book Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics written by Bruce Pollock and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of the Neurosurgery Clinics of North America devoted to Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery is Guest Edited by Dr. Bruce Pollock of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Articles in this issue include: Concepts and Techniques of Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intracranial Meningiomas; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Pituitary Adenomas; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Non-Vestibular Schwannomas; Multi-session Radiosurgery of Benign Intracranial Tumors; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intracranial Gliomas; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Chordomas, Chondrosarcomas, and Glomus Tumors; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas; Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intracranial Cavernous Malformations; Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia; and Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Epilepsy and Functional Disorders.
Download or read book Recent Advances and Controversies in Gamma Knife Neurosurgery written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent Advances and Controversies in Gamma Knife Neurosurgery, Volume 268, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on the latest in Dosimetry, Radiobiology, Evolving Gamma Knife Technology, Imaging, Arteriovenous Malformations, Dural A-V Fistulae, Cavernous Malformations, Vestibular Schwannoma, Other Schwannoma, Meningiomas, Pituitary Adenomas, Craniopharyngiomas, Metastases, Glioma Low Grade, Glioma High Grade, Glomus Tumors, Less Common Tumors, Orbital Indications, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Movement, Psychosurgery, and Future Trends. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in Progress in Brain Research serials Updated release includes the latest information on Recent Advances and Controversies in Gamma Knife Neurosurgery
Download or read book CyberKnife NeuroRadiosurgery written by Alfredo Conti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a practical guide on image-guided robotic (CyberKnife®) radiosurgery of the brain and the spine. The volume introduces the radiosurgical community to the potential of image-guidance in the treatment of neurosurgical diseases including neuro-oncological, vascular and functional disorders. Principles of image-guided radiosurgery, including physics and radiobiology are considered. Each chapter provides a critical review of the literature and analyses of several aspects to offer an assessment of single and hypofractionated treatments. Based on the authors’ experience, tables or summaries presenting the treatment approaches and associated risks are included as well. Providing a practical guide to define the selection of dose, fractionation schemes, isodose line, margins, imaging, constraints to the structures at risk will support safe practice of neuroradiosurgery. This book aims to shed new light on the treatment of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the central nervous system using the CyberKnife® image-guided robotic radiosurgery system. It will be adopted by neurosurgery residents and neurosurgery consultants as well as residents in radiation oncology and radiation oncologists; medical physicists involved in radiosurgery procedures may also benefit from this book.
Download or read book Gamma Knife Surgery written by Jeremy Ganz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radiosurgery has become an established technique, with more than 15000 patients treated world-wide, most of them in the last five years. Yet, there is much uncertainty in the general medical community as to the nature, advantages and limitations of the method. This uncertainty provokes unnecessary debate between colleagues and is a source of avoidable stress to patients. This book provides an account of the scientific basis of radiosurgery and describes its current applications in respect of the only well established radiosurgical device, the Leksell Gamma Knife. The book assumes the general medical knowledge of a newly qualified medical practitioner. There are three sections. The first outlines the rationale for radiosurgery and the principles of stereotaxy, radiophysics and radiobiology. The middle section, consisting of a single chapter, describes what a potential patient may expect to experience. In the final section, the current applications are gone through, one by one, indicating what can and what cannot be achieved. The book is intended for neurologists, neurosurgeons, internists, otolaryngologists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, general practitioners, medical students and anyone else who might wish to refer a patient to or advise a patient about Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
Download or read book Gamma Knife Neurosurgery written by Jeremy Ganz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, over 500,000 patients have been treated world wide in 250 Gamma Knife Centres in 37 countries each one treating between 150 and 700 patients a year. The current book serves as a textbook, training manual and reference book for those involved in Gamma Knife practice covering the theoretical background, the practical aspects of treatment, the social side of the method and necessary information not only for users but for those who refer to the Gamma Knife. It also covers some aspects of the hospital and social administration required for optimal use of the technology, also looking at the effect of the internet on specialist medical practice. It also presents the completely new Gamma Knife (Perfexion), a new technology which extends the range of the Gamma Knife and will be the treatment standard for the future.
Download or read book Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brain Vascular Malformations written by Ajay Niranjan and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent summary of more than 30 years of accumulated experience Clinical outcomes of brain vascular malformation have been greatly improved by advances in microsurgery, endovascular techniques and stereotactic radiosurgery. Radiosurgery has proven to be the least invasive technique and is associated with documented long-term success. The papers in this volume present the experience of leading brain vascular malformation specialists who describe the outcome of radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulas. These reviews expand the knowledge of the role of stereotactic radiosurgery alone or in combination with other treatment modalities. Evidence-based guidelines are included in each section to provide a summary of the current management strategies. This unique publication includes additional data that will further define the long-term benefit and risks of radiosurgery for these often complex vascular disorders and makes valuable reading for neurosurgeons, neurologists and endovascular specialists interested in an excellent summary of more than 30 years of accumulated experience in the management of brain vascular malformations.
Download or read book Stereotactic Radiosurgery written by Eben Alexander and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1993 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stereotactic radiosurgery is changing how brain tumors & vascular disorders of the brain are being treated by the neurosurgeon. Through deep beam radiation these disorders are effectively being treated with a minimum of invasive disturbance felt by the patient. Both the procedures & the sophisticated equipment involved in this burgeoning field are presented in depth in this text.
