Full Description
Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition serves as the definitive reference textbook for SRS practitioners. It provides a theoretical basis for the use of therapeutic radiation including imaging techniques and radiobiology. The bulk of the textbook contains chapters that are comprehensive in scope on all diseases that are treated by SRS. Lastly, it addresses administrative and technical aspects of running an SRS unit. Each chapter provides an expansive treatment of the subject, with emphasis placed on the technical aspects of SRS so that practitioners in this field can use it as a daily reference.
Written by noted experts in the field, Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition is the only reference needed for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and medical physicists at all levels of training and practice who are interested in SRS.
Contents
Introduction.- History of Stereotactic Radiosurgery.- Imaging and Treatment and Follow-up in Stereotactic Radiosurgery.- Techniques of Stereotactic Neurosurgery.- Radiation Biology and Physics.- The Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery.- Radiobiology Principles of Stereotactic Radiosurgery.- Experimental Radiosurgery Models.- Treatment Planning.- Designing and Building a Radiosurgery Unit.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery Techniques.- Gamma Knife.- LINAC.- Charged Particle.- Cyberknife.- GammaPod.- Treatment of Disease Types.- Metastatic Brain Tumors.- Glial Tumors.- Meningiomas.- Acoustic Tumors.- Pituitary Tumors.- Pediatric Disorders.- Pineal Region Tumors.- Skull Base Tumors.- Head and Neck Tumor.- Spinal Tumors.- Arteriovenous Malformations.- Cavernous Malformations and other Vascular Abnormalities.- Trigeminal Neuralgia.- Movement Disorder.- Psychiatric and Pain Disorders.- Epilepsy.- Ocular and Orbital.- Extracranial Radiosurgery.- Patient Care and Socio-Economic Issues.- Complication Management in Radiosurgery.- Cost Effectiveness and Quality of Life.
