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Stereotactic radiosurgery combines stereotactic localization with multiple cross-fired beams from a highly collimated high-energy radiation source. Over the last three decades, this method of noninvasive ablation has proven to be an effective alternative to conventional neurosurgery, cranial irradiation, and brachytherapy, for selected small cranial tumors and arteriovenous malformations. Current stereotactic techniques rely on a rigid frame fixed to the patient¡¯s skull for head immobilization and target localization. However, such a frame-based system results in numerous constraints which limit treatment options. Frameless stereotactic radiosurgery was conceived as a method to overcome these limitations of conventional systems.
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Chang, D., Murphy, M.J., Martin, D.P., Adler, J.R. (2003). Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery. In: Petrovich, Z., Brady, L.W., Apuzzo, M.L.J., Bamberg, M. (eds) Combined Modality Therapy of Central Nervous System Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56411-6_20
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