[The "LINAC Knife": stereotactic radiotherapy with a linear accelerator].
Stereotactic radiosurgery stands for a high precision irradiation concept, which allows to deliver a high dose of ionizing radiation to the tumor volume. The characteristic steep dose fall-off immediately outside the target volume enables the selective destruction of small intracranial tumors while sharply minimizing the dose to the surrounding healthy tissue. This treatment modality is non-invasive and in general well tolerated with minimal side-effects. Especially for palliative concepts the short treatment time is of great importance.
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Klinik für Radio-Onkologie mit Abteilung für Medizinische Strahlenphysik, Universität Bern, Inselspital.
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Curschmann
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*