Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1882166 | Medical Dosimetry | 2007 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Full integration of advanced imaging, noninvasive immobilization, positioning, and motion-management methods into radiosurgery have resulted in fundamental changes in therapeutic strategies and approaches that are leading us to the treatment room of the future. With the introduction of image-guided radiosurgery (IGRS) systems, such as Trilogyâ¢, physicians have for the first time a practical means of routinely identifying and treating very small lesions throughout the body. Using new imaging processes such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans, clinics may be able to detect these lesions and then eradicate them with image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery treatments. Thus, there is promise that cancer could be turned into a chronic disease, managed through a series of checkups, and Trilogy treatments when metastatic lesions reappear.
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Authors
Calvin M.S., William M.D., Frank Ph.D., Timothy Ph.D., Lionel Ph.D., Lester M.B.A.,