Bookedited 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.