Essays about: "Stereotactic radiosurgery"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Stereotactic radiosurgery.
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1. Evaluation of a Novel Reconstruction Framework for Gamma Knife Cone-Beam CT - The Impact of Scatter Correction and Noise Filtering on Image Quality and Co-registration Accuracy
University essay from KTH/FysikAbstract : The Gamma Knife is a non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery system used for treatments of deep targets in the brain. Accurate patient positioning is needed for precise radiation delivery to the target. READ MORE
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2. Optimization of the Gamma Knife Treatment Room Design
University essay from KTH/FysikAbstract : Radiation shielding is a central part of the design of treatment rooms for radiation therapy systems. The dose levels that medical staff and members of the public can be exposed to outside the treatment rooms are regulated by authorities and influence the required wall thicknesses and possible locations for the systems. READ MORE
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3. Gamma Knife treatment planning with new degrees of freedom
University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteoriAbstract : The Leksell Gamma Knife® is an instrument designed for high precision treatment of tumours and lesions located in the brain and upper spine. Today, the radioactive cobalt-60 sources can only move linearly along the radiation unit, but the machine could be modified to include rotational motion as well. READ MORE
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4. Segmentation of Cone Beam CT in Stereotactic Radiosurgery
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)Abstract : C-arm Cone Beam CT (CBCT) systems – due to compact size, flexible geometry and low radiation exposure – inaugurated the era of on-board 3D image guidance in therapeutic and surgical procedures. Leksell Gamma Knife Icon by Elekta introduced an integrated CBCT system to determine patient position prior to surgical session, thus advancing to a paradigm shift in facilitating frameless stereotactic radiosurgeries. READ MORE
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5. Dynamic treatment with Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion - A relaxed path sector duration optimization
University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteoriAbstract : Stereotactic radiosurgery is an increasingly popular method for treating brain tumours and lesions. The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion by Elekta is one of the leading instruments for stereotactic radiosurgery. READ MORE