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Quality Assurance Program on Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Report from a Quality Assurance Task Group

Günter H. Hartmann (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

X, 93 Seiten

1995 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-59199-3 (ISBN)

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Radiosurgery performed with the "Gamma Knife" or on a linac facility is a specific radiotherapy method to treat certain lesions in the brain with a high single radiation dose. Geometric miss of a radiosurgica target is considered the most likely serious error in a stereotactic radiosurgery treatment. Therefore, the issue of quality assurance in stereotactic radiosurgery is a serious one for neurosurgeons, physicists, patients and those of us who wish to analyze the results of radiosurgery. The purpose of this book is to offer and describe a quality assurance program and procedures of the physical and technical aspects through identifying the sources of possible errors and suggesting quality assurance tests that should be performed in order for a stereotactic system to be used clinically.

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Purpose of the Report.- 1.2 Definition of Key Terms.- 2 Quality Assurance Aspects and Requirements.- 2.1 Quality Assurance Aspects of Stereotactic Target Localization.- 2.2 Quality Assurance Aspects of Dosimetry and Treatment Planning.- 2.3 Quality Assurance Aspects in Treatment Delivery.- 3 Description of Recommended Quality Assurance Tests.- 3.1 Stereotactic Localization and Immobilization.- 3.2 Dosimetry and Treatment Planning.- 3.3 Treatment Delivery.- 4 List of Tests.- 4.1 Stereotactic Localization and Immobilization.- 4.2 Dosimetry and Treatment Planning.- 4.3 Treatment Delivery.- Appendix A. Accuracy Requirements for Dosimetry from Tumor Control Probability Data.- Appendix B. Suggestion for Testing a Treatment Planning System.- Appendix C. Correction of Spatial Distortion in Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Stereotactic Operation/Treatment Planning in the Brain.- References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.1995
Co-Autor	W. Lutz, J. Arndt, I. Ermakov, E.B. Podgorsak, L. Schad, C. Serago, S.M. Vatnitsky
Zusatzinfo	X, 93 p. 16 illus.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 190 mm
Gewicht	132 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
Schlagworte	brain • dosimetry • Imaging • Magnetic Resonance • Magnetic Resonance Imaging • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • Qualitätskontrolle • Quality assurance • Radiation • Radiaton Oncology • Radiochirurgie • radiosurgery • radiotherapy • Stereotactic Procedures • Strahlentherapie • Surgery • Tumor
ISBN-10	3-540-59199-0 / 3540591990
ISBN-13	978-3-540-59199-3 / 9783540591993
Zustand	Neuware