Stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy / edited by Stanley H. Benedict, PhD, David J. Schlesinger, PhD, Steven J. Goetsch, PhD, Brian D. Kavanagh, MD, MPH.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Benedict, Stanley H., editor.

Schlesinger, David J., editor.

Goetsch, Steven J., editor.

Kavanagh, Brian D., editor.

Series:

Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy.

Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radiotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRCPress/Taylor & Francis, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by internationally known experts in the field, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy examines one of the fastest-developing subspecialties within radiation oncology. Unlike traditional techniques that deliver many small doses of radiation over days or weeks, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) delivers large doses of radiation in one to five sessions to a precisely determined target. Often these techniques have proven to be as or more effective than traditional radiation therapy techniques, while at the sa

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Series preface; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Historic development of stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy; Chapter 2: Gamma Knife; Chapter 3: Conventional medical linear accelerators adapted for stereotactic radiation therapy; Chapter 4: Dedicated linear accelerators for stereotactic radiation therapy; Chapter 5: Light ion beam programs for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiation therapy; Chapter 6: Small animal irradiators for stereotactic radiation therapy

Chapter 7: Developing stereotactic frames for cranial treatmentChapter 8: Frames for extracranial treatment; Chapter 9: Motion management; Chapter 10: Image-guided radiation therapy and frameless stereotactic radiation therapy; Chapter 11: Stereotactic treatment planning; Chapter 12: Small-field dosimetry for stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy; Chapter 13: Radiation biology of stereotactic radiotherapy; Chapter 14: Clinical outcomes using stereotactic body radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery; Chapter 15: The future of stereotactic radiosurgery; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-017885-5

0-429-19339-4

1-4398-4197-7

9780429193392

OCLC:

882258190