The CyberKnife® robotic radiosurgery system in 2010
W Kilby, JR Dooley, G Kuduvalli… - … in cancer research …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This review provides a complete technical description of the CyberKnife® VSI™ System, the
latest addition to the CyberKnife product family, which was released in September 2009 …
latest addition to the CyberKnife product family, which was released in September 2009 …
Diagnosis and management of metastatic spine disease: a review
DM Sciubba, RJ Petteys, MB Dekutoski… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2010 - thejns.org
With continued growth of the elderly population and improvements in cancer therapies, the
number of patients with symptomatic spinal metastases is likely to increase, and this is a …
number of patients with symptomatic spinal metastases is likely to increase, and this is a …
Stereotactic body radiation therapy: the report of AAPM Task Group 101
SH Benedict, KM Yenice, D Followill, JM Galvin… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Task Group 101 of the AAPM has prepared this report for medical physicists, clinicians, and
therapists in order to outline the best practice guidelines for the external‐beam radiation …
therapists in order to outline the best practice guidelines for the external‐beam radiation …
International Spine Radiosurgery Consortium consensus guidelines for target volume definition in spinal stereotactic radiosurgery
PURPOSE: Spinal stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is increasingly used to manage spinal
metastases. However, target volume definition varies considerably and no consensus target …
metastases. However, target volume definition varies considerably and no consensus target …
Radiosurgery for spinal metastases: clinical experience in 500 cases from a single institution
PC Gerszten, SA Burton, C Ozhasoglu, WC Welch - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective nonrandomized, longitudinal cohort study. Objective. To
evaluate the clinical outcomes of single-fraction radiosurgery as part of the management of …
evaluate the clinical outcomes of single-fraction radiosurgery as part of the management of …
Adult primary intradural spinal cord tumors: a review
MC Chamberlain, TL Tredway - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2011 - Springer
Primary spinal cord tumors constitute 2% to 4% of all central nervous system neoplasms and
are characterized based on their location as intramedullary, intradural extramedullary, and …
are characterized based on their location as intramedullary, intradural extramedullary, and …
Surgical management of spinal metastases
P Klimo Jr, MH Schmidt - The oncologist, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Metastatic spread to the spinal column is a growing problem in patients with cancer. It can
cause a number of sequelae including pain, instability, and neurologic deficit. If left …
cause a number of sequelae including pain, instability, and neurologic deficit. If left …
Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease: what are the options, indications, and outcomes?
PC Gerszten, E Mendel, Y Yamada - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To determine the options, indications,
and outcomes for conventional radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease …
and outcomes for conventional radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease …
Image similarity using mutual information of regions
DB Russakoff, C Tomasi, T Rohlfing… - Computer Vision-ECCV …, 2004 - Springer
Mutual information (MI) has emerged in recent years as an effective similarity measure for
comparing images. One drawback of MI, however, is that it is calculated on a pixel by pixel …
comparing images. One drawback of MI, however, is that it is calculated on a pixel by pixel …
Feasibility of insertion/implantation of 2.0-mm-diameter gold internal fiducial markers for precise setup and real-time tumor tracking in radiotherapy
H Shirato, T Harada, T Harabayashi, K Hida… - International Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To examine the feasibility and reliability of insertion of internal fiducial markers
into various organs for precise setup and real-time tumor tracking in radiotherapy (RT) …
into various organs for precise setup and real-time tumor tracking in radiotherapy (RT) …