TCRT April 2003No. 2 (p 77-180) April 2003 ISSN 1533-0338 Treatment Planning for Stereotactic Radiosurgery with Photon Beams (p. 93-104)Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) has evolved as a unique discipline that combines aspects of both surgery and radiation oncology. Technological developments in the past few decades have provided a wide array of treatment techniques, including (i) the Gamma Knife™; (ii) Linac-based stereotactic techniques using circular collimators or using micro multileaf collimators (mMLCs); (iii) the Cyber Knife™, using an x-band linac mounted on a robotic arm; and (iv) serial and spiral tomotherapy. This paper provides a review of the treatment planning methods for stereotactic radiosurgery. Because of the differences in planning strategies used for each SRS technique, this paper will provide both a general review of the pre-requisites and common features of SRS treatment planning and the planning techniques specific to each of the SRS techniques.
Cedric Yu, D.Sc.* Department of Radiation Oncology Subscription is more cost effective than purchasing PDFs on-the-fly. Click here for details. |
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