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,…
RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY
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…
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)….
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Case Videos
331CHAPTER 21 Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Case Videos John C. Flickinger, Drew Moghanaki, Joseph M. Herman, Yushen Qian, Beant S. Gill, John A. Vargo, and Alina Mihai INTRODUCTION…
General Overview of SRS and SBRT Program
3CHAPTER 1 General Overview of SRS and SBRT Program Dwight E. Heron, M. Saiful Huq, and Annette Quinn Stereotaxy refers to a procedure in which points within the brain are localized…
SRS and SBRT Process
39CHAPTER 3 SRS and SBRT Process M. Saiful Huq and Robin Stern Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a nonsurgical specialized type of external beam radiation treatment in which large doses of highly…
Patient Safety
133CHAPTER 9 Patient Safety Peter B. Dunscombe and M. Saiful Huq PATIENT SAFETY Although new, advanced techniques such as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) have demonstrated the ability to improve treatment…
