Stereotactic radiosurgery and local control of brain metastases from triple-negative breast cancer

RO Kowalchuk, A Niranjan, J Hess, JP Antonios… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective treatment for intracranial
metastatic disease, but its role in triple-negative breast cancer requires further study. Herein …

Preoperative stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of brain metastases and gliomas

EJ Lehrer, RO Kowalchuk, H Ruiz-Garcia… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is the delivery of a high dose ionizing radiation in a highly
conformal manner, which allows for significant sparing of nearby healthy tissues. It is …

Gamma Knife radiosurgery: Scenarios and support for re-irradiation

J Sanders, H Nordström, J Sheehan, D Schlesinger - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) involves the focal delivery of large, cytotoxic doses of
radiation to small targets within the brain, often located in close proximity to radiosensitive …

Contemporary radiotherapy and radiosurgery techniques for refractory pituitary adenomas

RO Kowalchuk, DM Trifiletti, PD Brown, JP Sheehan - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
The pituitary gland is a potential site for a range of pathologies, for which treatment can
involve resection and/or ionizing radiation. Modern stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) involves …

[HTML][HTML] Intracranial motion during frameless Gamma-Knife stereotactic radiosurgery

DS Seneviratne, LA Vallow, A Hadley… - … of Radiosurgery and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Data was collected for 89 consecutive treatments (38 patients). Of these, an
anxiolytic was used in 61 treatments and a physics clearance check was performed for 45 …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial shifts in frame-based Gamma Knife radiosurgery: a case for cone beam CT imaging as quality assurance using the Gamma Knife® Icon™

MS Peach, DM Trifiletti, SW Dutta… - … of Radiosurgery and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Spatial shifts in frame-based Gamma Knife radiosurgery: A case for cone beam CT imaging as
quality assurance using the Gamma Knife® Icon™ - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH …

The Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Functioning and Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas

EJ Lehrer, RO Kowalchuk, DM Trifiletti… - Neurology …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Pituitary adenomas are benign brain tumors that comprise 10%–20% of all central nervous
system neoplasms. In recent years, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has emerged as a highly …

Assessment of unintended shifts during frame-based stereotactic radiosurgery using cone beam computed tomography image guidance

DS Seneviratne, AR Hadley, JL Peterson… - Journal of neuro …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the frequency, magnitude and possible causes of frame-shifts that
may occur between treatment planning and treatment delivery when performing Gamma …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between pin type and depth of skull penetration during frame placement for Gamma Knife radiosurgery

RE Warnick, E Yook - Journal of Radiosurgery and SBRT, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Our retrospective study addresses the largely unknown effect of fixation pin type on
depth of skull penetration during Gamma Knife frame placement. Methods Absolute and …

Discrepancies between frame‐and CBCT‐based stereotactic space definition on the Gamma Knife Icon

II Bannikova, AV Dalechina… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess differences between frame‐based and cone beam computed
tomography (CBCT)‐defined stereotactic space and to identify predictors of the observed …