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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

  • The only contemporary, comprehensive reference on the topic
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  • Extensively illustrated with tables and figures
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Table of contents (67 chapters)

  1. Treatment of Disease Types

    1. Metastatic Brain Tumors: Viewpoint: Whole Brain Radiation Therapy

      • William F. Regine, Sarah F. Grabowski, Roy A. Patchell
      Pages 241-248
    2. Management of Glial Tumors: Viewpoint—Surgery and Intra-cavitary Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

      • Kaisorn L. Chaichana, Linda Chen, Salvador Manrique-Guzman, Lawrence Kleinberg, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
      Pages 269-277
    3. Malignant Glioma: Viewpoint—Chemotherapy

      • Roger Stupp, Krisztian Homicsko, J. Gregory Cairncross
      Pages 279-293
    4. Meningioma

      • Alessandra Gorgulho, Carlos A. Mattozo, Antonio A. F. De Salles
      Pages 295-313
    5. Meningioma: Viewpoint—Surgery

      • Lawrence S. Chin, David J. Padalino, Pulak Ray, John M. Caridi
      Pages 315-322
    6. Meningioma—Viewpoint: Fractionated Radiotherapy

      • Igor J. Barani, Arie Perry, C. Leland Rogers
      Pages 323-338
    7. Radiosurgery of Acoustic Schwannomas

      • John C. Flickinger, Hideyuki Kano, L. Dade Lunsford
      Pages 339-346
    8. Acoustic Neuroma: Viewpoint—Surgery

      • Gabriel Zada, Steven L. Giannotta
      Pages 347-353
    9. Acoustic Tumors: Viewpoint—Stereotactic Radiotherapy

      • Christopher J. Farrell, David W. Andrews
      Pages 355-367
    10. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas

      • Jason P. Sheehan, Brian Williams
      Pages 369-378
    11. Pituitary Tumors: Viewpoint—Surgery

      • Khaled M. Krisht, William T. Couldwell, Martin H. Weiss
      Pages 379-389
    12. Pituitary Tumors: Viewpoint— Medical Therapy

      • Rachel L. Hopkins
      Pages 403-408
    13. Pediatric Radiosurgery

      • Arthur K. Liu
      Pages 409-414
    14. Pediatric Disorders: Viewpoint—Surgery

      • Stephanie L. Da Silva, Mark D. Krieger
      Pages 415-426
    15. Pediatric Disorders: Viewpoint—Fractionated Radiotherapy

      • Thomas E. Merchant, Erin S. Murphy
      Pages 427-437
    16. Pineal Region Tumors

      • Gregory P. Lekovic, Andrew G. Shetter
      Pages 445-457
    17. Pineal Region Tumors: Viewpoint—Surgery

      • Adam M. Sonabend, Alfred Ogden, Jeffrey N. Bruce
      Pages 459-468

About this book

Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition serves as the definitive reference textbook for SRS practitioners. It provides a theoretical basis for the use of therapeutic radiation including imaging techniques and radiobiology. The bulk of the textbook contains chapters that are comprehensive in scope on all diseases that are treated by SRS. Lastly, it addresses administrative and technical aspects of running an SRS unit. Each chapter provides an expansive treatment of the subject, with emphasis placed on the technical aspects of SRS so that practitioners in this field can use it as a daily reference.

Written by noted experts in the field, Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition is the only reference needed for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and medical physicists at all levels of training and practice who are interested in SRS.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin

  • Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    William F. Regine

About the editors

Lawrence S. Chin, MD, FACS
Robert B. and Molly G. King Endowed Professor and Chair, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Neurosurgery, Syracuse, NY, USA.

William F. Regine, MD
Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology, Interim Chair, Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

  • Editors: Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8363-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8362-5Published: 06 January 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3850-6Published: 14 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8363-2Published: 05 January 2015

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 842

  • Number of Illustrations: 210 b/w illustrations, 141 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Surgical Oncology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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