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PMID: 17060075 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Radiosurgery involves the precise delivery of sharply collimated high-energy beams of radiation to a distinct target volume along selected trajectories. Historically, accurate targeting required the application of a stereotactic frame, thus limiting the use of this procedure to single treatments of selected intracranial lesions. However, the scope of radiosurgery has undergone a remarkable broadening since the introduction of image-guided robotic radiosurgery. Recent developments in real-time image guidance provide an effective frameless alternative to conventional radiosurgery and allow both the treatment of lesions outside the skull and the possibility of performing hypofractionation. As a consequence, targets in the spine, chest and abdomen can now also be radiosurgically ablated with submillimetric precision. Meanwhile, the combination of image guidance, robotic beam delivery, and non-isocentric inverse planning can greatly enhance the conformality and homogeneity of radiosurgery. The aim of this article is to describe the technological basis of image-guided radiosurgery and provide a perspective on future developments. The current clinical usage of robotic radiosurgery will be reviewed with an emphasis on those applications that may represent a major shift in the therapeutic paradigm. |
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Authors:
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Pantaleo Romanelli; Achim Schweikard; Alexander Schlaefer; John Adler |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Computer aided surgery : official journal of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery Volume: 11 ISSN: 1092-9088 ISO Abbreviation: Comput. Aided Surg. Publication Date: 2006 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-24 Completed Date: 2007-03-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9708375 Medline TA: Comput Aided Surg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 161-74 Citation Subset: IM |
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Functional Neurosurgery, Neuromed IRCCS, Pozzilli, Italy. |
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Brain Neoplasms
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surgery Forecasting Humans Radiosurgery / methods* Robotics / methods* Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods* Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery |
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