Head and Neck SBRT
165CHAPTER 11 Head and Neck SBRT John A. Vargo, Shlomo A. Koyfman, Robert L. Ferris, Dwight E. Heron, and Farzan Siddiqui The use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the…
GENERAL RADIOLOGY
Spine SBRT
279CHAPTER 18 Spine SBRT John A. Vargo, Alina Mihai, Johnathan A. Engh, Nduka Amankulor, and Steven A. Burton Advances in radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery have paved the way for…
Brain Radiosurgery
141CHAPTER 10 Brain Radiosurgery Ronny Kalash, Johnathan A. Engh, and Nduka Amankulor As described in earlier chapters, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) represents a modern form of extremely precise radiation delivery, engaging alternative…
Adrenal SBRT
215CHAPTER 14 Adrenal SBRT Priscilla K. Stumpf and Karyn A. Goodman The role of radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of adrenal tumors has been limited until recent years and, historically,…
Gynecologic SBRT
271CHAPTER 17 Gynecologic SBRT Charles Kunos, Ronny Kalash, and Sushil Beriwal Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) clinical trials for gynecologic indications are few in number (1, 2). This is in spite…
Pancreas SBRT
201CHAPTER 13 Pancreas SBRT Eric D. Miller, Steven A. Burton, Lauren M. Rosati, and Terence M. Williams Pancreatic cancer is arguably the most lethal cancer with over 53,000 new cases estimated…
Treatment Planning for SRS and SBRT
65CHAPTER 6 Treatment Planning for SRS and SBRT Ronald J. Lalonde Originally, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was performed using different treatment machines than those used for conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT)….
Immunoradiosurgery: The Convergence of SBRT and the Immune Response
321CHAPTER 20 Immunoradiosurgery: The Convergence of SBRT and the Immune Response Uzoma K. Iheagwara, David A. Clump, and Dwight E. Heron Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provides an opportunity for harnessing…
Patient Immobilization for SRS and SBRT
47CHAPTER 4 Patient Immobilization for SRS and SBRT Ronald J. Lalonde and Richard A. Popple Stereotactic radiation therapy, in the cranium and in the body, rests on the idea that improved…