Provides a thorough and up-to-date account of NovalisĀ® Shaped Beam Radiosurgery, which delivers highly accurate treatments Documents the clinical and technical basis for Shaped Beam Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Examines a wide range of clinical applications, including brain and spinal tumors, arteriovenous malformations, and tumors located throughout the body Explores future developments and applications
NovalisĀ® Shaped Beam Radiosurgery has set new standards by delivering highly precise radiation treatments to tumors anywhere in the body through the use of a proprietary multileaf collimator. By shaping the radiation beam to the exact contours of the tumor or lesion, Novalis permits maximum dose delivery to the entire tumor while protecting healthy tissue; this makes it eminently suitable for the treatment of irregularly shaped tumors. This book provides a complete guide to radiosurgery treatments with Novalis. After a thorough discussion of the clinical and technical basis for Shaped Beam Radiosurgery, current clinical applications are considered in detail, including brain, body, skull base, and spinal tumors as well as arteriovenous malformations. Careful consideration is also given to future developments and applications, including new technologies that promise to offer even more accurate treatments. This state-of-the-art book will appeal to a wide audience of physicians and their multidisciplinary clinical and technical collaborators.
Reviews
From the reviews:
āThis text is both an atlas and monograph concerning the use of radiosurgery in brain tumors, functional disorders of the CNS, and Vascular Neurosurgery. ā¦ I recommend this book to all who are involved in neurosurgery, rad onc, and radiation physics.ā (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, May, 2014)
Editors and Affiliations
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Neurosurgery and Radiation, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Antonio A. F. De Salles
UCLA Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Alessandra Gorgulho
David Geffen School of Medicine, Dept. Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
Nzhde Agazaryan
, Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ben Slotman
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Michael Selch
BrainLAB, Inc., Westchester, USA
Aaaron J. Burwick
Shaped-Beam Radiosurgery, Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, USA
Raymond Schulz
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shaped Beam Radiosurgery
Book Subtitle: State of the Art
Editors: Antonio A. F. De Salles, Alessandra Gorgulho, Nzhde Agazaryan, Ben Slotman, Michael Selch, Aaaron J. Burwick, Raymond Schulz