Book contents
- Neurosurgery
- Reviews
- Neurosurgery
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword – Quo Vadis
- Preface I
- Preface II: Neurosurgery: Beyond the Cutting Edge
- Contributors
- Section I What Came Before
- Section II Ideas and Concepts in Modern Neurosurgical Innovation
- Section III Areas of Biological and Technical Advances Driving Neurosurgical Innovation
- Section IV The Surgeon’s Armamentarium
- Section V The Neurosurgeons of the Future: A Striking Metamorphosis
- Index
- References
14a - Photons and Particles
from Chapter 14 - High Energy Forms: Employing the Spectrum of Energy as Surgical Adjuvants
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2025
Book contents
- Neurosurgery
- Reviews
- Neurosurgery
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword – Quo Vadis
- Preface I
- Preface II: Neurosurgery: Beyond the Cutting Edge
- Contributors
- Section I What Came Before
- Section II Ideas and Concepts in Modern Neurosurgical Innovation
- Section III Areas of Biological and Technical Advances Driving Neurosurgical Innovation
- Section IV The Surgeon’s Armamentarium
- Section V The Neurosurgeons of the Future: A Striking Metamorphosis
- Index
- References
Summary
The concept of radiosurgery was first introduced by Lars Leksell in 1951. Throughout the decades, the indications for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and available SRS technology have expanded. Currently, SRS is indicated for selected patients with malignant and benign brain tumors such as metastases, recurrent glioblastoma and WHO Grade II meningioma, vestibular schwannoma, WHO Grade I meningioma, recurrent non-functioning and functioning pituitary adenoma. SRS is also indicated for patients with cerebral vascular malformations, cranial nerve neuralgias, and for patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder refractory to medications. Though the indications of SRS and the number of SRS procedures performed annually increase, SRS literature is limited mainly to retrospective studies providing low Level of evidence. Moreover, exposure to SRS procedures during neurosurgical training seems inadequate. Therefore, development of randomized studies and national or international SRS registries, and adequate training of neurosurgical residents to improve patient care is necessary.
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You will still understand key ideas or prompts without relying solely on colour, which is especially helpful if you have colour vision deficiencies.
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ARIA roles provided
You gain clarity from ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roles and attributes, as they help assistive technologies interpret how each part of the content functions.
You gain clarity from ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roles and attributes, as they help assistive technologies interpret how each part of the content functions.