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Radiosurgery, a Treatment Principle: From Brain to Body

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Radiosurgery is an increasingly attractive treatment principle, which has traditionally been used for local treatment of brain lesions. During recent years, it has gained relevance worldwide for treatment of tumors throughout the body, such as in the spine, lung, liver, pancreas, and also the prostate. Clinical data is accumulating fast, and early feasibility studies and phase I/II trials show promising results of this technology-driven irradiation technique in selected extracranial cases as an alternative or adjunct to invasive surgical treatment. In this chapter, we aim to provide a brief historical background of radiosurgery during the last century to better understand the fundamental aspects of this application, describe current treatment indications, and have an outlook of future developments in this exciting emerging medical field.

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  1. European CyberKnife Center Munich, Munich, Germany

    Alexander Muacevic M.D.

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  1. Dept. Urology, Center for Urologic Oncology &, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Euclid Avenue 11100, Cleveland, 44106, Ohio, USA

    Lee E. Ponsky

  2. Radiosurgery Medical Group, Inc., San Diego Cyberknife Center, Ruffin Rd. 5395, San Diego, 92123, California, USA

    Donald B. Fuller

  3. Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute at Northwest Ho, 1560 North 115th Street G16, Seattle, 98133, Washington, USA

    Robert M. Meier

  4. Director, Physics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, 19111-2497, Pennsylvania, USA

    Charlie Ma

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Muacevic, A. (2012). Radiosurgery, a Treatment Principle: From Brain to Body. In: Ponsky, L., Fuller, D., Meier, R., Ma, C. (eds) Robotic Radiosurgery. Treating Prostate Cancer and Related Genitourinary Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11495-3_1

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