
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Linac and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery


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- Isabelle M Germano
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Hardcover
- 9781879284708
- 10.3 X 7.4 X 0.9 inches
- 2.1 pounds
- Medical > Surgery - Neurosurgery
- English

Book Description
Divided into three sections, LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery addresses:
-The fundamentals of stereotactic radiosurgery, including historical perspectives, basic principles of radiation physics and biology, principles and techniques of Gamma Knife and LINAC radiosurgery, software and dose planning, fractionation, proton-beam radiation therapy, clinical and histological aspects of radionecrosis and informed consent issues.
-The clinical applications and results of both Gamma Knife and LINAC radiosurgery for vascular malformations, brain metastases, primary brain tumors, meningiomas, schwannomas and pituitary tumors.
-Work in progress: clinical applications for pain, epilepsy and movement disorders, and future directions and new frontiers in radiosurgery.
LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery provides the reader with the hands-on experience of neurosurgeons and a comprehensive description of radiosurgery.
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