Gamma Knife Radiosurgery European Standards and Perspectives

Gamma knife radiosurgery has grown continually in importance in recent years. However, there was a lack of established clinical and physical quality standards and a good knowledge of the possibilities of radiosurgical treatment for brain lesions. This book fills the gap by giving an overview of the...

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Other Authors: Wowra, B. (Editor), Tonn, J.-C. (Editor), Muacevic, A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Modern multimodal neuroim aging for radiosurgery: the example of PET scan integration -- High precision radiosurgery and technical standards -- Clinical qualit y standa rds for gamma knife radiosurgery — The Munich protocol -- Gamma knife surgery for epilepsy related to hypothalamic hamartomas -- Gamma knife radiosurgery for nonfunctioning pituitar y adenomas -- Gamma knife radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations -- Gamma knife radi osurgery for skull base meningiomas -- Result s of outpatient gamma knife radiosurgery for primary therapy of acoustic neuromas -- Gamma knife radio surgery for patients with multiple cerebral metastases -- Special indications of gamma knife surgery -- Microneurosurger y and radiosurgery: an attractive combination -- Author index -- Index of Keywords 
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520 |a Gamma knife radiosurgery has grown continually in importance in recent years. However, there was a lack of established clinical and physical quality standards and a good knowledge of the possibilities of radiosurgical treatment for brain lesions. This book fills the gap by giving an overview of the current status of European gamma knife radiosurgery. Leading european experts report on their specialities in this field which is a state-of-the-art summary of the possibilities and results of their current work. The book encompasses all important as well as the more rare indications. All relevant technical and clinical quality standards are addressed. Tailored planning strategies are described for different indications. All professionals who care for patients with neurosurgical disease, such as neurosurgeons, radiosurgeons, radiologists, radiation oncologists and neurologists will find the book highly useful for the management of patients with benign and malignant brain lesions in a multidisciplinary setting