Stereotactic radiosurgery uses highly focused radiation to treat selected targets in the brain without a surgical incision.
How it works
Despite its name, stereotactic radiosurgery is not conventional surgery. A multidisciplinary team uses detailed imaging and computerized planning to shape radiation beams around a target while limiting exposure to surrounding tissue.
Treatment selection and planning typically involve a neurosurgeon, radiation oncologist, medical physicist, and other members of the treatment team.
Potential applications
Brain metastases
Focused treatment for selected metastatic tumors in the brain.
Primary brain tumors
Use in selected tumors based on type, size, location, and prior treatment.
Vascular malformations
Part of a multidisciplinary treatment strategy for selected AVMs.
Other conditions
Selected benign tumors and functional disorders may also be considered.