Report from a Quality Assurance Task Group
Buch, Englisch, 93 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 190 mm, Gewicht: 114 g
ISBN: 978-3-540-59199-3
Verlag: Springer
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.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
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.
