Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 146148362X ISBN 13: 9781461483625

Publisher: Springer, 2015

Synopsis

Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition serves as the definitive reference textbook for SRS practitioners. It provides a theoretical basis for the use of therapeutic radiation including imaging techniques and radiobiology. The bulk of the textbook contains chapters that are comprehensive in scope on all diseases that are treated by SRS. Lastly, it addresses administrative and technical aspects of running an SRS unit. Each chapter provides an expansive treatment of the subject, with emphasis placed on the technical aspects of SRS so that practitioners in this field can use it as a daily reference.

Written by noted experts in the field, Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition is the only reference needed for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and medical physicists at all levels of training and practice who are interested in SRS.

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About the Author

Lawrence S. Chin, MD, FACS
Robert B. and Molly G. King Endowed Professor and Chair, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Neurosurgery, Syracuse, NY, USA.

William F. Regine, MD
Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology, Interim Chair, Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD, USA.

From the Back Cover

Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Second Edition aims to serve as the definitive reference textbook for SRS practitioners. It provides a theoretical basis for the use of therapeutic SRS including imaging techniques and radiobiology. The bulk of the textbook contains chapters that are comprehensive in scope on all diseases that are treated by SRS. Lastly, it addresses administrative and technical aspects of running an SRS unit. Each chapter provides an expansive treatment of the subject. Emphasis is placed on the technical aspects of SRS so that practitioners in this field will use it as a daily reference. Each subject is presented by historical context, then by its pathophysiology. Current treatment methods and results are addressed in depth. A liberal use of tables and figures enhance the presentation. A review of all major clinical studies and representative case presentations, where possible, are provided with imaging, treatment planning, and follow-up results. Each chapter is followed by one or two mini-chapters that provide a counter-viewpoint experience to the main chapter, which is oriented to SRS. These counter-viewpoint chapters are written by a noted expert in that field and address in greater detail the indications, results, and complications of their approach to the disease discussed in the main chapter.

Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition is the only reference needed for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical physicists at all levels of training and practice who are interested in SRS.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146148362X
• ISBN 13: 9781461483625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 859
• Editor: Chin Lawrence S., Regine William F.