title: Radiosurgery patterns of practice.
abstract: We distributed a questionnaire on radiosurgery patterns of practice to members of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS). Responses were obtained from physicians at 52 facilities, who had treated more than 13,000 patients. Most respondents were found to work within a multidisciplinary team, and averaged 17.3 specialist-hours devoted per patient on the day of radiosurgery. These results will enable radiosurgeons to determine if their practice differs from the norm and to adjust their practice standards, if appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Loeffler
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lunsford
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data