Shaped Beam Radiosurgery. State of the Art

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Novalis® Shaped Beam Radiosurgery has set new standards by delivering highly precise radiation treatments to tumors anywhere in the body through the use of a proprietary multileaf collimator. By shaping the radiation beam to the exact contours of the tumor or lesion, Novalis permits maximum dose delivery to the entire tumor while protecting healthy tissue; this makes it eminently suitable for the treatment of irregularly shaped tumors. Novalis features 360° gantry rotation, stereoscopic kV X-ray imaging, and 6D robotic patient positioning. Dose delivery is typically achieved through fixed conformal beams, dynamic conformal arcs, and IMRT, and most brain treatments do not require an invasive head frame. This book provides a complete guide to radiosurgery treatments with Novalis. After a thorough discussion of the clinical and technical basis for Shaped Beam Radiosurgery, current clinical applications are considered in detail, including brain, body, skull base, and spinal tumors as well as arteriovenous malformations. Careful consideration is also given to future developments and applications, including new technologies that promise to offer even more accurate treatments. This state-of-the-art book will appeal to a wide audience of physicians and their multidisciplinary clinical and technical collaborators.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner

Keywords » Hypofractionation - Radiosurgery (SRS) - SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy) - Shaped Beam - Stereotactic

Related subjects » Oncology & Hematology - Radiology

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction.- I: Clinical & Technical Basis for Shaped Beam Radiosurgery: 10 Yrs of Shaped Beam RS at UCLA.- Shaped Beam SRS.- Delivery Techniques.- Image Guidance.- Monte Carlo Planning.- QA/Dosimetric Evaluation.- Fractionation & Radiobiology.- RapidArc Radiosurgery.- II: Cranial and Skull Base Applications: AVM.- Meningiomas.- Acoustic Neuromas.- Pituitary Adenomas.- Craniopharyngiomas.- Metastases.- Gliomas.- Chordomas.- Rare & Unusual CNS Tumors.-III: Spinal Applications: Spinal Cord Tolerance.- Malignant Spinal Lesions.- Benign Spinal Lesions.- Skull-Base Malignant Tumors.- Spinal AVMs.-IV: Non-CNS Extracranial Applications: Head & Neck.- Liver+Lung.- Lung clinical.- Liver.- Pancreas.- Prostate (Soete).-V: Functional and Future: Frame-Based & Frameless Precision.- Trigeminal Neuralgia.- Movement Disorders.- Epilepsy.- Spinal Ganglia.- Spinal SRS and QOL Improvement.- Future Applications.