Stereotaxic radiotherapy technique for small intracranial lesions.
A stereotaxic radiotherapy technique that permits accurate delivery of highly localized dose to a small intracranial target has been developed. The technique facilitates precise integration of the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including target localization, treatment planning, simulation, repetitive patient irradiation, and daily treatment verification. A conventional linear accelerator and computed tomography scanner as well as special diagnostic and therapeutic guides are used. A suitable dosimetric distribution is achieved using arc therapy with small radiation fields and 10-MV x rays.
D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed