Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery: High-Precision Non-invasive Treatment of Solid Tumors1st ed-1판

This book provides the reader with a detailed update on the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with
lesions of the brain and other parts of the body. The aim is not simply to explain the application of SRS and document
its value with reference to the author's own clinical experiences and other published evidence, but also to
contextualize the technology within a new strategic concept of cancer care. When embedded within an appropriate
conceptual framework, technology becomes pivotal in changing therapeutic strategies. A new paradigm that is
increasingly impacting on clinical practice is the oligometastatic state, on the basis that long-term survival might be
achieved in patients with a low volume and number of metastatic lesions. This book accordingly addresses the value of
SRS in patients with oligometastases of solid tumors to the brain, lung, spine, and liver. In addition, it examines the
use of SRS in patients with diverse brain lesions, early-stage stage lung cancer, liver cancer, and early-stage
prostate cancer. Readers will be persuaded that SRS, using cutting-edge imaging technologies to deliver precisely
targeted radiation therapy, represents an exciting non-invasive procedure that holds great promise for the present and
the future of cancer care.


Table of contents (14 chapters)


Introduction

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 3-10



Conceptual Context

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 11-21





Methodic Remarks

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 23-28





Radiobiological Postulates for the Effectiveness of Radiosurgery

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 29-46





Current Available Technologies

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 47-60





Vestibular Schwannoma

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 63-80





Meningioma

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 81-105





Arteriovenous Malformations of the Central Nervous System

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 107-120





Pituitary Adenoma

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 121-131





Brain Metastases

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 135-161





Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Lung Lesions

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 163-199





Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Lesions of the Spine

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 201-214





Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Liver Lesions

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 215-235





Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Badakhshi, Harun

Pages 237-251