M.A. Hayat (ed.)Tumors of the Central Nervous SystemTumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 132014Types of Tumors, Diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Surgery, Brain Metastasis, and General CNS Diseases10.1007/978-94-007-7602-9_6 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 6. Adult…
M.A. Hayat (ed.)Tumors of the Central Nervous SystemTumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 132014Types of Tumors, Diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Surgery, Brain Metastasis, and General CNS Diseases10.1007/978-94-007-7602-9_11 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 11. The…
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Fig. 14.1 Automatic (in green) and manual (in red) delineation of brain organs at risk in radiotherapy. The segmented structures include optic nerves, eyes, brain stem and cerebellum (From Isambert…
Dog Blunt tip electrodes Electrode exposure [mm] Separation distance [mm] Voltage [V] Total pulses 1 Single 7 and 5.3 8 1,600 9 × 10 2 Dual 5 5 1,000 9 × 10 3 Dual…
Fig. 31.1 CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery utilizes a noninvasive technique of imaging the patient, including lesion and critical structures, with several x-ray cameras to deliver the radiation dose precisely to the…
Fig. 28.1 The CyberKnife®. A robotic arm points the lightweight 6 MV LINAC to the target. Real-time image guidance based on X-ray imaging (cameras mounted on ceiling, detectors to either…
Fig. 29.1 Non isocentric treatment planning delivering staged image-guided radiosurgery using a Cyberknife G4 model to a right ONMS presenting with visual failure in a 28 year old woman. It…
Fig. 22.1 Electroporation (a) By application of brief electric pulses it is possible to transiently permeabilise the cell membrane (electroporation). This allows free passage of molecules to the cell cytosol…
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