Title Controversies in stereotactic radiosurgery : best evidence recommendations / [edited by] Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD, FACS, alumni professor and vice Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, Peter Gerszten, MD, MPH, FACS, Peter E. Sheptak, professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Published New York : Thieme, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Contents Frame-based stereotactic radiosurgery -- Proton-based radiosurgery -- Gamma knife versus cyberknife versus multileaf collimator nonrobotic LINAC-based radiosurgery -- Single-session radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas -- Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for acoustic neuromas -- Microsurgery for acoustic neuromas -- Treating caveromas with radiosurgery -- The argument against treating caveromas with radiosurgery -- Optic apparatus tolerance up to 8 Gy -- Optic apparatus tolerance greater than 8 Gy -- Radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformations without embolization -- Resection of solitary brain metastases -- Radiosurgery for solitary metastases -- Radiosurgery for more than four brain metastases -- Whole-brain radiation therapy for more than five metastases -- Radiosurgery for glioblastoma -- The argument against radiosurgery for glioblastoma -- Radiosurgical root entry zone targeting for trigeminal neuralgia -- Distal radiosurgical targeting for trigeminal neuralgia -- Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: surgical resection -- Radiosurgery for temporal lobe epilepsy -- Preclinical studies of radiosurgical tolerance of the spinal cord -- Spinal cord tolerance up to 10 Gy -- Spinal cord tolerance greater than 10 Gy -- Spinal radiosurgery after radiation therapy XRT or radiosurgery -- Multisession spinal radiosurgery -- Single-session spinal radiosurgery -- Vertebral compression fractures are high risk after radiosurgery -- Vertebral compression fractures are low risk after radiosurgery -- En bloc resection of spinal tumors -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal tumors -- Spinal cord decompression with spinal radiosurgery -- Postoperative spine radiography -- Neoadjuvant spinal radiosurgery -- Treatment of benign spinal tumors with surgery -- Treatment of benign spinal tumors with radiosurgery Summary "Controversies in Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Best Evidence Recommendations is a comprehensive reference that compiles, synthesizes, and summarizes the most relevant scientific literature on the topic. Each succinct, problem-oriented chapter addresses a different controversy surrounding stereotactic radiosurgery. This book saves physicians significant amounts of time by distilling years of scientific research into sound guidelines that will help them make fully-informed treatment decisions. Key Features: Covers both intracranial and spine radiosurgery, providing complete coverage of this rapidly evolving technology Includes more than 35 chapters on treatment controversies for brain and spine tumors as well as vascular malformations Contains summary tables throughout the text that present the main conclusions of published studies All neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and neuro-oncologists, involved in the treatment of patients who may be candidates for stereotactic radiosurgery of the brain and spine will find this book to be an essential decision making guide"-- Provided by publisher "Radiosurgery has often been held to a higher standard than other approaches in neurosurgery or radiation oncology. Demand for comprehensive, long-term follow up (greater than years) of radiosurgical patients has been met with numerous publications detailing the successes and limitations of this approach. Also, dose planning techniques have been carefully refined over the years to insure improvements in clinical outcomes while maintaining favorable radiologic outcomes. There are, however, several concepts within the field of radiosurgery for cranial and spinal disorders that remain the subject of much debate. These areas represent controversial subjects for experts in the field and yield continued discussions at scientific meetings and in the printed pages of peer-reviewed journals. In this textbook, we have attempted to comprehensively cover these important and relevant clinical issues while avoiding the dogmatic stances sometimes taken by zealous advocates. At the very least, we hope to facilitate a critical review of the evidence supporting each position that will be beneficial for the practitioners of radiosurgery. The evidence will be interspersed with the opinions and practical experience of experts in the field. The reader can then decide the merits of each approach and make an informed decision on how to incorporate this information into his or her clinical practice"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Radiosurgery. Stereoencephalotomy. Evidence-based medicine. Central Nervous System Neoplasms -- surgery Radiosurgery -- methods Central Nervous System -- surgery Evidence-Based Medicine -- methods Stereotaxic Techniques MEDICAL -- Surgery -- Neurosurgery. Evidence-based medicine Radiosurgery Stereoencephalotomy Form Electronic book Author Sheehan, Jason P., editor Gerszten, Peter C., editor Sheptak, Peter E., editor ISBN 9781604068429 1604068426 1604048425 9781604048421

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