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New Generation Radiosurgery and Intraoperative Guidance

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The evolution of intraoperative guidance, focusing on gamma and beta rays and their use in radio-guided surgery is comprehensively discussed in this chapter. The clinical utility of alpha, beta, and gamma rays is presented, as well as the pertinent components of an intraoperative probe for proper localization of radiosensitive areas. Commonly used radioisotopes for beta and gamma probe detection, along with their advantages and limitations, are also discussed. Clinical applications of the 18F atom are described, as the use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F FDG) has increased significantly in the last several years. New technologies are discussed, including surgical visualization with the use of 3D image reconstruction, position tracking, as well as augmented and virtual reality technologies. These show a great promise of rapidly expanding this surgical field for the use and benefit of the next generation of surgeons and their patients.

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  1. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, FL, Tampa, USA

    Segundo Jaime González MD

  2. Surgery Department, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Vivian Strong MD

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  1. Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Cente, Duarte, California, USA

    Yuman Fong

  2. General & Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Minimally Invasive, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti

  3. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA

    Jason Lewis

  4. Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Bas Groot Koerkamp

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González, S., Strong, V. (2015). New Generation Radiosurgery and Intraoperative Guidance. In: Fong, Y., Giulianotti, P., Lewis, J., Groot Koerkamp, B., Reiner, T. (eds) Imaging and Visualization in The Modern Operating Room. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2326-7_17

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