Overview

Over the past ten years, the number of patients who have undergone Gamma knife radiosurgery has increased at a dramatic pace. At the same time there has been a continual escalation in both the safety and the efficacy of radiosurgery. This book represents the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of indications, techniques, and results for Gamma knife radiosurgery. Leading experts from many parts of the world, who are currently working with radiosurgical techniques, share their knowledge and their own particular experiences. They discuss the physics and radiobiological basis of radiosurgery, and provide detailed evaluations of specific indications for benign brain tumors, malignant brain tumors, vascular malformations, and functional disorders. Readers will be able to use this data to assess the overall impact of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of a wide variety of neurological disorders. The book will be of immense value to neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, medical physicians, neurologists, neuroradiologists, and patients interested in the indications, techniques and results of stereotactic radiosurgery.

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Author:   L.D. Lunsford ,  D. Kondziolka ,  J.C. Flickinger ,  Konstantin V. Slavin
Publisher:   S Karger AG
Imprint:   S Karger AG
Volume:   14
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9783805566377

ISBN 10:   3805566379
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   22 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Basic principles: gamma knife technology and physics - past, present and future; radiobiologic considerations in gamma knife radio surgery; principles of dose prescription and risk minimization for radiosurgery. Vascular radiosurgery: patient outcomes after arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery; gamma knife radiosurgery and particulate embolization of dural arteriovenous fistulas, with a special emphasis on the cavernous sinus; stereotactic radiosurgery for cavernous malformations. Benign tumour radiosurgery: gamma knife radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas; stereotactic radiosurgery of meningiomas; gamma knife radiosurgery for pituitary tumours; stereotactic radiosurgery for other skull base lesions. Frontiers of radiosurgery: radiosurgery management of brain metastasis from systemic cancer; stereotactic radiosurgery for glial neoplasms; stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of pineal region tumours; gamma knife radiosurgery for the treatment of movement disorders; gamma radio knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia.

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