Image-guided procedures for intensity-modulated spinal radiosurgery. Technical note.
Radiosurgery for brain tumors has been well established in the radiation oncology and neurosurgery fields. Radiosurgery of extracranial tumors such as those involving the spine is, however, still in the early stage because of difficulties in patient immobilization and organ motion. The authors describe an image-guided procedure for intensity-modulated spinal radiosurgery that was developed at Henry Ford Hospital.
Yin
Fang-Fang
FF
Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. fyin1@hfhs.org
Ryu
Samuel
S
Ajlouni
Munther
M
Yan
Hui
H
Jin
Jian-Yue
JY
Lee
Sung-Woo
SW
Kim
Jinkoo
J
Rock
Jack
J
Rosenblum
Mark
M
Kim
Jae Ho
JH
D000465:Algorithms; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000295:instrumentation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome