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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

  • The only contemporary, comprehensive reference on the topic, providing current information and state-of-the-art instructions on technique for all practitioners in this expanding field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (71 chapters)

  1. Treatment of Disease Types

    1. Brain Metastases: Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy Perspective

      • Roy A. Patchell, William F. Regine
      Pages 201-206
    2. High-Grade Gliomas

      • David Roberge, Luis Souhami
      Pages 207-221
    3. Malignant Glioma: Chemotherapy Perspective

      • Roger Stupp, J. Gregory Cairncross
      Pages 223-231
    4. Meningioma

      • Carlos A. Mattozo, Antonio A. F. de Salles
      Pages 233-248
    5. Meningioma: Surgery Perspective

      • Lawrence S. Chin, Pulak Ray, John Caridi
      Pages 249-255
    6. Intracranial Meningioma: Fractionated Radiation Therapy Perspective

      • Leland Rogers, Dennis Shrieve, Arie Perry
      Pages 257-270
    7. Meningioma: Systemic Therapy Perspective

      • Steven Grunberg
      Pages 271-273
    8. Acoustic Schwannoma

      • William M. Mendenhall, Robert J. Amdur, Robert S. Malyapa, William A. Friedman
      Pages 275-281
    9. Acoustic Neuroma: Surgical Perspective

      • Indro Chakrabarti, Steven L. Giannotta
      Pages 283-287
    10. Acoustic Neuromas and Other Benign Tumors: Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy Perspective

      • David W. Andrews, Greg Bednarz, Beverly Downes, Maria Werner-Wasik
      Pages 289-298
    11. Pituitary Tumors

      • Kintomo Takakura, Motohiro Hayashi, Masahiro Izawa
      Pages 299-308
    12. Pituitary Adenomas: Surgery Perspective

      • William T. Couldwell, Martin H. Weiss
      Pages 309-316
    13. Pituitary and Pituitary Region Tumors: Fractionated Radiation Therapy Perspective

      • Jonathan P.S. Knisely, Paul W. Sperduto
      Pages 317-326
    14. Pediatric Radiosurgery

      • Andrew Reisner, Nicholas J. Szerlip, Lawrence S. Chin
      Pages 331-340
    15. Pineal Region Tumors

      • Gregory P. Lekovic, Andrew G. Shetter
      Pages 355-364
    16. Pineal Region Tumors: Surgery Perspective

      • Alfred T. Ogden, Jeffrey N. Bruce
      Pages 365-370

About this book

Principles of Stereotactic Radiosurgery is the only contemporary, comprehensive reference for neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists using Gamma Knife and Linear Accelerator technology. Each chapter includes specific case presentations representative of the most commonly treated conditions, including applications for spinal disorders. Chapters conclude with counterpoint experiences, oriented to treatment options other than radiosurgery (i.e., medical management, standard surgery). These counterpoint discussions are written by noted experts and address in greater detail the indications, results and complications of their approach and enable readers to improve decision making with regard to choosing treatment options for their own patients. Also included is information on important non-surgical aspects of radiosurgery, including site construction, regulatory and billing issues, legal concerns, and nursing care issues. The editors have treated over 3000 patients using this technology, and international contributors share their experience as well.

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From the reviews:

"This well written, excellent book is a comprehensive and balanced overview of stereotactic radiosurgery. … it is an invaluable resource for other specialists who need a primer of the concepts of stereotactic techniques and treatment indications. … This is an outstanding contribution to the field of stereotactic radiosurgery and should be on the shelf of all neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical physicists who treat patients using this modality. It also should be mandatory for all medical libraries." (Al Taira, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, USA

    William F. Regine

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eBook USD 229.00
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