Open AccessEmerging Indications for Fractionated Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Author(s) -
E. McTyre,
Corbin A. Helis,
Michael Farris,
Lisa Wilkins,
Darrell Sloan,
William H. Hinson,
J. Daniel Bourland,
William A. Dezarn,
Michael T. Munley,
Kounosuke Watabe,
Fei Xing,
Adrian W. Laxton,
Stephen B. Tatter,
Michael D. Chan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/neu.0000000000001227
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , radiosurgery , vestibular schwannomas , vestibular system , gamma knife , acoustic neuroma , meningioma , radiology , surgery , radiation therapy , nuclear medicine
Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) allows for the treatment of intracranial tumors with a high degree of dose conformality and precision. There are, however, certain situations wherein the dose conformality of GKRS is desired, but single session treatment is contraindicated. In these situations, a traditional pin-based GKRS head frame cannot be used, as it precludes fractionated treatment.