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    edited by Raymond Schulz ... [et al.] ; editor-in-chief, Antonio A.F. Salles.
    Summary: 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.

    Contents:
    Evolution of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
    Delivery Techniques
    Image-Guidance in Shaped Beam Radiosurgery and SBRT
    Frame-Based and Frameless Accuracy of Novalis® Radiosurgery
    Monte Carlo Treatment Planning
    Fractionation in Radiobiology: Classical Concepts and Recent Developments
    Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations
    Radiosurgical Management of Meningiomas
    Acoustic Neuromas
    Pituitary Adenomas
    Craniopharyngiomas
    Management of Brain Metastases
    Recurrent Malignant Gliomas
    Hypofractionated Shaped Beam Radiosurgery for Cranial and Spinal Chordomas
    Unusual Skull Based Tumors Addressed with Single Dose or Fractionated Shaped Beam Stereotactic Radiation
    Skull-Base Malignant Tumors
    Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Indications, Results and Complications
    Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Movement Disorders
    Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Epilepsy
    Spine Radiosurgery: Pain and Quality of Life Outcomes
    Spinal Cord Tolerance to Radiosurgery
    Radiosurgery of the Malignant Spine Tumors
    Benign Spinal Tumors
    Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Lung
    Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Tumors of the Pancreas
    Prostate SBRT
    Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Tumors of the Liver
    The Future of Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy.
    Digital Access Springer 2011