Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery with an adapted linear accelerator vs. robotic radiosurgery: Comparison of dosimetric treatment plan quality.

Journal: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stereotactic radiosurgery with an adapted linear accelerator (linac-SRS) is an established therapy option for brain metastases, benign brain tumors, and arteriovenous malformations. We intended to investigate whether the dosimetric quality of treatment plans achieved with a CyberKnife (CK) is at least equivalent to that for linac-SRS with circular or micromultileaf collimators (microMLC).

Authors

  • Harald Treuer
    Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany, harald.treuer@uk-koeln.de.
  • Moritz Hoevels
  • Klaus Luyken
  • Veerle Visser-Vandewalle
  • Jochen Wirths
  • Martin Kocher
  • Maximilian Ruge