TY - CHAP
T1 - Critical Structures and Tolerances for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery
AU - Wall, Phillip
AU - Susko, Matthew S.
AU - Braunstein, Steve E.
AU - Ma, Lijun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 selection and editorial matter, Jason Sheehan and L. Dade Lunsford; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) allows for precise delivery of ablative radiation doses to intracranial targets. Often delivered as a single fraction, but inclusive of treatments of up to five fractions, SRS relies on fundamental principles of physics and radiobiology in order to deliver safe and effective treatments. Understanding these principles, and the factors involved, is critical to protecting the normal brain, optic pathway, auditory apparatus, and other structures. In this chapter we provide a comprehensive review of the normal tissue tolerances for single fraction SRS, in order to better inform treatment decisions and clinical practice.
AB - Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) allows for precise delivery of ablative radiation doses to intracranial targets. Often delivered as a single fraction, but inclusive of treatments of up to five fractions, SRS relies on fundamental principles of physics and radiobiology in order to deliver safe and effective treatments. Understanding these principles, and the factors involved, is critical to protecting the normal brain, optic pathway, auditory apparatus, and other structures. In this chapter we provide a comprehensive review of the normal tissue tolerances for single fraction SRS, in order to better inform treatment decisions and clinical practice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85143959648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1201/9781003167464-07
DO - 10.1201/9781003167464-07
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85143959648
SN - 9780367765422
SP - 69
EP - 73
BT - Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Third Edition
PB - CRC Press
ER -