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Designing, Building and Installing a Stereotactic Radiosurgery Unit

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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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The first stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) unit was designed by Swedish neurosurgeon Dr. Lars Leksell in the 1950s [1]. The term stereotactic literally means “spatially fixed.” In general, a SRS procedure involves delivering a single fraction of high-dose radiation, usually with the guidance of a rigid fixation device (i.e., a stereotactic frame). The purpose of the frame is to map out the coordinate system of the target for accurate reference of the radiation beams [2]–[6]. Common types of radiation used for SRS are high-energy gamma rays (e.g., 60Co), high-energy x-rays, and charged particles such as protons.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Lijun Ma PhD (Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Martin Murphy PhD (Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Ma, L., Murphy, M. (2008). Designing, Building and Installing a Stereotactic Radiosurgery Unit. In: Chin, L.S., Regine, W.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71070-9_8

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