Principles and practice of stereotactic radiosurgery. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine, editors ; contributors, John R. Adler [and one hundred and seventy-one others].
• Editors: Chin, Lawrence S; Regine, William F
• Other Names: Adler, John R contributor.
• Contents: ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I: Introduction""; ""1: The History of Stereotactic Radiosurgery""; ""Definition""; "" Early Roots""; "" Emergence of Radiosurgical Practice""; "" Acceptance""; "" Fractionation, Extracranial Radiosurgery, and Other Advances""; ""Extracranial SRS""; "" The Role of Industry and Future Advances""; "" Organized Radiosurgery""; "" Conclusion""; ""References""; ""2: Imaging Techniques in Stereotactic Radiosurgery""; ""Introduction""; "" Imaging and Treatment Planning Considerations""; ""MRI Alone for SRS Simulation and Planning"". "" Radiologic and Anatomic Considerations During Treatment Planning"""" Physiologic MR Imaging and Metabolic PET Imaging in SRS""; ""Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI""; "" Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI""; "" MR Spectroscopy Imaging""; ""MR Diffusion and Diffusion Tensor Imaging""; "" Metabolic PET Imaging""; "" Imaging Consideration in the SRS Treatment of Malignant Tumors""; ""Brain Metastases""; "" Assessment of Treatment Response""; "" Recurrent Gliomas""; "" Imaging Considerations in the SRS Treatment of Benign Lesions""; ""Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannomas)"". "" Trigeminal Neuralgia"""" Arteriovenous Malformations""; ""Cerebral Angiography""; "" AVM Radiosurgery Treatment Planning""; "" Post AVM Follow-Up Imaging""; "" Conclusion""; ""References""; ""3: Techniques of Stereotactic Localization""; ""History of Stereotaxis""; "" Image-Guided Stereotactic Localization""; "" From Frame-Based to Frameless System""; "" Digital Reconstruction Radiography""; "" Extracranial Stereotactic Localization""; "" Immobilization and Target Tracking""; "" The Future of Stereotactic Localization""; ""References""; ""Further Reading"". ""Part II: Radiation Biology and Physics""""4: The Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery""; ""Introduction""; "" The Radiation Source for Radiosurgery""; ""Cobalt-60""; "" X-Ray Production in a Linear Accelerator""; ""Power Supply""; "" Modulator""; "" Electron Gun""; "" Radiofrequency Source""; "" Waveguide System""; "" Accelerator Tube""; "" Bending Magnet""; "" Treatment Head""; "" Flattening Filter Free Mode""; "" A Photonâ€?s Interaction with Matter""; ""Photoelectric Absorption""; "" Compton Scattering""; "" Pair Production""; "" Dose and Dosimetry"". ""Measurement-Based Dose Calculation""""Percent Depth Dose""; "" Profile or Off-Axis Ratio""; "" Output""; "" Model-Based Dose Calculation""; ""Point Kernel""; ""Pencil-Beam Kernel""; "" Isodose Line and Doseâ€?Volume Histogram""; "" Photon Beam Delivery Systems""; ""Gamma Knife""; "" Isocentric Linear Accelerator""; "" Cyberknife""; "" Proton Therapy""; "" A Protonâ€?s Interaction with Matter""; "" Dose Characteristics in Different Modalities""; "" Quality Assurance""; ""Common QA""; "" Specific QA""; "" Conclusion""; ""Glossary""; ""References"".
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (825 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 610 616.0757 616994 617; Medicine; Stereotaxic Techniques; Nervous System Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Neurosurgical Procedures; Investigative Techniques; Therapeutics; Nervous System Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Diagnostic Imaging; Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Medical Informatics Applications; Disease; Diagnosis; Neoplasms; Medical Informatics; Information Science; Radiosurgery; Neuronavigation; Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Radiotherapy Dosage; Surgery & Anesthesiology; Health & Biological Sciences; Surgery - General and By Type; Stereoencephalotomy; Radiosurgery; Nervous system -- Radiography; Nervous system -- Surgery; Surgery; Cancer -- Surgery; Medicine & Public Health; Surgery; Neurosurgery; Neuroradiology; Surgical Oncology; Medical -- Surgery -- Neurosurgery; Medical -- Neurology; Medical -- Surgery -- General; Neurosurgery; Radiology; Surgical oncology; Neurosurgery; Radiology, Medical; Surgical oncology; Surgery; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1461483638; 9781461483632
• Related ISBNs: 9781461483625
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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