Isocenter verification for linac‐based stereotactic radiation therapy: review of principles and techniques

P Rowshanfarzad, M Sabet… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
There have been several manual, semi‐automatic and fully‐automatic methods proposed
for verification of the position of mechanical isocenter as part of comprehensive quality …

American College of Radiology (ACR) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) practice guideline for the performance of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS …

SK Seung, DA Larson, JM Galvin… - American journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Abstract American College of Radiology and American Society for Radiation Oncology
Practice Guideline for the Performance of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS). SRS is a safe …

An analysis of the accuracy of the CyberKnife: a robotic frameless stereotactic radiosurgical system

SD Chang, W Main, DP Martin, IC Gibbs… - Neurosurgery, 2003 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The use of stereotactic radiosurgical systems to treat intracranial and
extracranial tumors and other lesions requires a high degree of accuracy in target …

[PDF][PDF] The modern technology of radiation oncology

J Van Dyk - Madison, WI: Medical Physics Publishing, 1999 - medicalphysics.org
Radiation Oncology is a very technology intensive discipline of medicine. Complex,
sophisticated equipment is required to localize the tumor, to generate ionizing radiation, and …

Comparison of anatomic and neurophysiological methods for subthalamic nucleus targeting

M Zonenshayn, AR Rezai, AY Mogilner, A Beric… - …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The subthalamic nucleus (STN) has recently become the surgical target of
choice for the treatment of medically refractory idiopathic Parkinson's disease. A number of …

A clinical comparison of patient setup and intra-fraction motion using frame-based radiosurgery versus a frameless image-guided radiosurgery system for intracranial …

N Ramakrishna, F Rosca, S Friesen, E Tezcanli… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A comparison of patient positioning and intra-fraction
motion using invasive frame-based radiosurgery with a frameless X-ray image-guided …

Immobilizing and positioning patients for radiotherapy

LJ Verhey - Seminars in radiation oncology, 1995 - Elsevier
Rigid immobilization of patients and accurate positioning of their targets have long been
recognized as critically important aspects of quality radiotherapy. Radiobiological studies …

The University of Florida frameless high-precision stereotactic radiotherapy system.

FJ Bova, JM Buatti, WA Friedman… - … journal of radiation …, 1997 - europepmc.org
The University of Florida frameless high-precision stereotactic radiotherapy system. -
Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC Menu …

An anthropomorphic phantom study of the accuracy of Cyberknife spinal radiosurgery

C Yu, W Main, D Taylor, G Kuduvalli, MLJ Apuzzo… - …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Stereotactic radiosurgery requires the highest degree of accuracy in target
identification and localization. When targeting paraspinal lesions, the CyberKnife …

Frame-less and mask-less cranial stereotactic radiosurgery: a feasibility study

LI Cervino, T Pawlicki, JD Lawson… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Currently, high-precision delivery in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is achieved via high-
precision target localization and rigid patient immobilization. Rigid patient immobilization …