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In this third edition of Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Drs. Sheehan and Lunsford provide an updated assessment of the practice of stereotactic radiosurgery. Topics include benign and malignant tumors, cerebrovascular abnormalities, and functional disorders. Several new topics are now included and focus on immunotherapy, hypofractionation, and repeat radiosurgery. Each chapter contains key figures and tables to illustrate the critical concepts of the work. Contributors to the book represent many of the most prestigious stereotactic radiosurgery centers across the world. This book is comprised of 36 chapters and represents a comprehensive update to prior editions. It is intended to be a readable, credible, and accessible reference on stereotactic radiosurgery. Editors Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, is the Vice Chair and Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia (UVA). He also serves as the Neurosciences Service Line Director at UVA. Dr. Sheehan is the current chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Section on Tumors. He serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. L. Dade Lunsford, MD, serves as the Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also director of the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and an internationally recognized authority on stereotactic surgery, radiosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery. He has authored or coauthored more than 1,000 scientific reports and 16 books.

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Author:   Jason P. Sheehan (Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA) ,  L. Dade Lunsford
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   1.220kg
ISBN:  

9780367765422

ISBN 10:   036776542
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   23 December 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Short History of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Jeremy Ganz Chapter 2 History of LINAC and Proton Radiosurgery Henry Ruiz-Garcia, Steve Herchko, Jason P. Sheehan, and Daniel M. Trifiletti Chapter 3 The History of CyberKnife Maleeha Ahmad, Antonio Meola, and Steven D. Chang Chapter 4 Radiobiology of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Ibrahim Abu-Gheida, Ehsan H. Balagamwala, Samuel T. Chao, and John H. Suh Chapter 5 Radiology Considerations for Radiosurgery Prem Batchala, David Joyner, and Joseph Donahue Chapter 6 Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery David Schlesinger, Brian Wang, and Stanley Benedict Chapter 7 Critical Structures and Tolerances for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery Phillip Wall, Matthew S. Susko, Steve E. Braunstein, and Lijun Ma Chapter 8 Radiosurgery Pathological Fundamentals György T. Szeifert and L. Dade Lunsford Chapter 9 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations L. Dade Lunsford, Andrew Faramand, Hideyuki Kano, and Ajay Niranjan Chapter 10 SRS of Cavernomas Gábor Nagy and Andras A. Kemeny Chapter 11 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Cheng-Chia Lee, Huai-Che Yang, Yong-Sin Hu, Chung-Jung Lin, Hsiu-Mei Wu, Wan-Yuo Guo, Wen-Yuh Chung, and David HC Pan Chapter 12 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Meningiomas Sonia Ajmera, Andrew I. Yang, and John Y. K. Lee Chapter 13 Solitary Fibrous Tumor (Hemangiopericytoma) Johnnie Hodge, David E. Arsanious, Stylianos Pikis, and Christopher P. Cifarelli Chapter 14 SRS for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas Tafadzwa L. Chaunzwa, Marc R. Bussière, Jay S. Loeffler, and Helen A. Shih Chapter 15 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Functioning Pituitary Adenomas Adomas Bunevicius and Jason Sheehan Chapter 16 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Craniopharyngiomas Stylianos Pikis, Adomas Bunevicius, and Jason Sheehan Chapter 17 SRS for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas Ghusn Al Sideiri, Farid El Hefnawi, and Gene Barnett Chapter 18 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Glomus Tumors Manjul Tripathi, Harsh Deora, Nishanth Sadashiva, Chirag K Ahuja, and Narendra Kumar Chapter 19 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Hemangioblastomas Ajay Niranjan and L. Dade Lunsford Chapter 20 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma Hirotaka Hasegawa, Bruce E. Pollock, and Michael J. Link Chapter 21 SRS for Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Shibin Sun Chapter 22 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Nonvestibular Schwannomas Anne-Marie Langlois and David Mathieu Chapter 23 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Facial Neuralgias Andrew Ajisebutu and Anthony M. Kaufmann Chapter 24 Radiosurgery for Movement Disorders Tony R. Wang, Srinivas Chivukula, and Nader Pouratian Chapter 25 SRS for OCD Roberto Martínez-Álvarez, Nuria Martínez-Moreno, Cristina Torres-Díaz, and Mónica Lara-Almunia Chapter 26 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Hypothalamic Hamartomas Pantaleo Romanelli and Alfredo Conti Chapter 27 Radiosurgical Modulation for Epilepsy Jean Régis and Hussein Hamdi Chapter 28 Radiosurgery for Ocular Disorders Roman Liscak and Gabriela Simonova Chapter 29 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pediatric Brain Tumors and Arteriovenous Malformations Yavuz Samanci and Selcuk Peker Chapter 30 Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Gliomas Joseph Tsai and Simon S Lo Chapter 31 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of One to Five Brain Metastases April Vassantachart, Jason C. Ye, Gabriel Zada, and Eric L. Chang Chapter 32 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for ≥5 Brain Metastases Bernadine Donahue, Jason Gurewitz, Carolina Benjamin, Kenneth Bernstein Joshua Silverman, Erik Sulman, and Douglas Kondziolka Chapter 33 Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases Michael H. Wang, Sten Myrehaug, Hany Soliman, Chia-Lin Tseng, Jay Detsky, Zain Husain, Mary Jane Lim-Fat, Sunit Das, Nir Lipsman, Simon S. Lo, Lijun Ma, Mark Ruschin, and Arjun Sahgal Chapter 34 Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy Rupesh Kotecha, Raees Tonse, Camilo E. Fadul, and Manmeet S. Ahluwalia Chapter 35 Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis Ahmed Halima, John H. Suh, Simon S. Lo, Lilyana Angelov, Erin S. Murphy, and Samuel T. Chao Chapter 36 Recognition and Management of Adverse Radiation Effects Stephanie Cheok, James E. Hansen, and Veronica L. Chiang

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Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, is the Vice Chair and Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia (UVA). He also serves as the Neurosciences Service Line Director at UVA. Dr. Sheehan is the current chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Section on Tumors. He is serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Sheehan has published more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and two-dozen chapters or books. He has received numerous awards including the Leksell Radiosurgery Award, the Integra Foundation Award, the Synthes Skull Base Award, the Robert Florin Award for Neurosurgery Socioeconomics, the AANS American Brain Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award, the AANS/CNS Tumor Section Basic Science Research Gold Medal, and the Crutchfield Gage Research Award. He has interests in image guided neurosurgical procedures including stereotactic radiosurgery and MR guided focused ultrasound for the management of complex intracranial pathologies such as brain tumors and arteriovenous malformations. L. Dade Lunsford, MD serves as the Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also director of the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and an internationally recognized authority on stereotactic surgery, radiosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery. He has authored or coauthored more than 1000 scientific reports and 16 books.

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