| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The fundamentals of radiosurgical radiobiology / Chun Po Yen, David Schlesinger, and Jason Sheehan -- Technology and techniques of cranial radiosurgery / Jacob Ruzevik and Michael Lim -- Technology and techniques for spinal radiosurgery / Maziyar Kalani and Stephen Ryu -- Intraparenchymal tumors -- Skull base tumors -- Imaging changes following radiosurgery for metastatic intracranial tumors : a review of differentiating radiation effects from tumor recurrence / Jacob Ruzevik and Lawrence Kleinberg -- Radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations / Jacob Ruzevik [and others] -- Role of radiosurgery for dural arteriovenous fistula / Omar Choudhri and Raphael Guzman -- The role of radiosurgery for the treatment of cerebral cavernous malformations / Peter A Gooderham and Gary Steinberg -- Role of radiosurgery for trigemical neuralgia / Alessandra Gorgulho, Antonio A.F. De Salles -- Movement disorders, epilepsy, psychiatric régis -- Tumors of the osseous spine -- Radiotherapy and radiosurgery in the management of intramedullary spinal cord tumors / Mari Groves and George Jallo -- Radiotherapy and radiosurgery in the management of sacral tumors / Mari Groves, Patricia Zadnik, and Daniel Sciubba -- Radiosurgery of vascular disorders / Samuel Ryu -- Complications and dose selection of radiosurgery for spine lesions / Edward A. Monaco III and Peter C. Gerszten |
| Summary |
Handbook of Radiosurgery in CNS Disease is a concise and practical manual offering radiation oncology, neurology, and neurosurgery residents, trainees, fellows, and clinicians up-to-date information on the role of radiosurgery within the overall context of CNS disease management.The emphasis is on decision making and the evaluation of radiosurgery as a viable option among the suite of potentially applicable treatments, including frame-based systems, non-invasive body immobilization, and image-guided targeting. The book examines radiosurgery as a treatment modality for various CNS pathologies, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Central nervous system.
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Radiosurgery.
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Central Nervous System Diseases -- surgery
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Radiosurgery -- methods
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Central Nervous System
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- Neurosurgery.
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Central nervous system
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Radiosurgery
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lim, Michael
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| LC no. |
2013001000 |
| ISBN |
9781617050893 |
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161705089X |
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