Advances in Technology for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Open Access
- 1 August 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
- Vol. 8 (4), 271-280
- https://doi.org/10.1177/153303460900800404
Abstract
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) refers to a single radiation treatment delivering a high dose to an intra-cranial target localized in three-dimensions by CT and/or MRI imaging. Traditionally, immobilization of the patient's head has been achieved using a rigid stereotactic head frame as the key step in allowing for accurate dose delivery. SRS has been delivered by both Cobalt-60 (Gamma Knife®) and linear accelerator (linac) technologies for many decades. The focus of this review is to highlight recent advances and major innovations in SRS technologies relevant to clinical practice and developments allowing for non-invasive frame SRS.Keywords
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