Controversies in Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Best Evidence Recommendations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604068418 ISBN 13: 9781604068412

Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc, 2014

Synopsis

An evidence-based approach to stereotactic radiosurgery for brain and spine

Controversies in Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Best Evidence Recommendations is a comprehensive reference that compiles, synthesizes, and summarizes the most relevant scientific literature on the topic. Each succinct, problem-oriented chapter addresses a different controversy surrounding stereotactic radiosurgery. This book saves physicians significant amounts of time by distilling years of scientific research into sound guidelines that will help them make fully-informed treatment decisions.

Key Features:

• Covers both intracranial and spine radiosurgery, providing complete coverage of this rapidly evolving technology
• Includes more than 35 chapters on treatment controversies for brain and spine tumors as well as vascular malformations
• Contains summary tables throughout the text that present the main conclusions of published studies

All neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and neuro-oncologists, involved in the treatment of patients who may be candidates for stereotactic radiosurgery of the brain and spine will find this book to be an essential decision making guide.

About this title

About the Author

Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

From the Back Cover

"Controversies in Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Best Evidence Recommendations" is a comprehensive reference that compiles, synthesizes, and summarizes the most relevant scientific literature on the topic. Each succinct, problem-oriented chapter addresses a different controversy surrounding stereotactic radiosurgery. This book saves physicians significant amounts of time by distilling years of scientific research into sound guidelines that will help them make fully-informed treatment decisions.

Key Features: Covers both intracranial and spine radiosurgery, providing complete coverage of this rapidly evolving technologyIncludes more than 35 chapters on treatment controversies for brain and spine tumors as well as vascular malformationsContains summary tables throughout the text that present the main conclusions of published studies

All neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and neuro-oncologists, involved in the treatment of patients who may be candidates for stereotactic radiosurgery of the brain and spine will find this book to be an essential decision making guide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604068418
• ISBN 13: 9781604068412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 540
• Editor: Sheehan Jason P, Gerszten Peter