Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Daniel M. Trifiletti, MD is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at The Mayo Clinic. He has won a number of awards related to his work in radiation oncology and has published extensively.Samuel T. Chao, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also Director of CNS Radiation Oncology and Head of the Center for Cerebral Radiation Necrosis Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center at the Cleveland Clinic. Arjun Sahgal, MD, FRCPC is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Surgery at the University of Toronto. Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurological Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, and the Harrison Distinguished Teaching Chair of Neurosurgery at The University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center. There he is also the Neuroscience and Behavioral Science Medicine Service Line Director, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in Neurological Surgery, Director of the Lars Leksell Gamma Knife Center, Co-Director of the UVa-Mary Washington Radiosurgery Center, Associate Residency Program Director, Director of Spinal Radiosurgery, and Co-medical Director of the UVa-Riverside Radiosurgery Center. He has published extensively in radiation oncology.

• Section I: Radiobiology of Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.- Vascular-Mediated Mechanisms.- Immune-Mediated Mechanisms.- Rationale for Fractionated and Single Session Approaches.- Section II: Intracranial Radiosurgery Technique.- Physics of Radiosurgery.- Leksell Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.- Accuray CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery.- Linear Accelerator-Based Radiosurgery.- Fractionated Radiosurgery.- Charged Particle Radiosurgery.- Section III: Intracranial Radiosurgery by Indication.- Brain Metastases.- Pituitary Tumors.- Meningioma.- Vascular Malformations.- Trigeminal Neuralgia.- Movement Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.- Glial Tumors.- Pediatric Tumors.- Section IV: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Technique.- Physics of SBRT.- Immobilization.- Motion Management.- Charged Particle SBRT.-  Section V: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy by Indication.- Primary Lung Cancers.- Lung Metastes.- Spinal Tumors.- Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Prostate Cancer.- Head and Neck Cancer.- Section VI: The Future of Radiosurgery and SBRT.- Patient Selection.- SRS and SBRT Complications and Management.- SRS AND SBRT Integration with Supportive Care.- Targeted Agents and Immunotherapy.- Diagnostic Imaging Advances.- Comparative Effectiveness.