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Ocular and Orbital Lesions

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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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Technological advances in medical imaging, treatment planning, and radiation dose delivery have led to dramatic improvements in all treatment capabilities including radiosurgery. It is now possible to recognize intraocular tumors and other ophthalmologic diseases at an early stage because physicians are generally more aware and because of the availability and use of both direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, fluorescein angiography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The basic advantage of radiosurgery is the possibility of applying relatively high doses in a single session to well-defined intracranial targets.

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  1. Department of Stereotactic Radioneurosurgery, Hospital Na Homolce, Prague, Czech Republic

    Gabriela Šimonová MD, PhD

  2. 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Roman Lisčák MD

  3. Department of Stereotactic and Radiation Neurosurgery, NaHomolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

    Roman Lisčák MD

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Josef Novotný Jr. MSc, PhD (Assistant Professor)

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Šimonová, G., Lisčák, R., Novotný, J. (2008). Ocular and Orbital Lesions. In: Chin, L.S., Regine, W.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71070-9_61

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