John R Adler

Summary

Affiliation: Stanford University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Visual field preservation after multisession cyberknife radiosurgery for perioptic lesions
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 59:244-54; discussion 244-54. 2006
  2. ncbi Toward an expanded view of radiosurgery
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5327, USA
    Neurosurgery 55:1374-6. 2004
  3. ncbi Nonisocentric radiosurgical rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A84-90. 2009
  4. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of spinal metastases recurring in close proximity to previously irradiated spinal cord
    Clara Y H Choi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, CA, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78:499-506. 2010
  5. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery yields long-term control for benign intradural, extramedullary spinal tumors
    Sean Sachdev
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Cancer Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:533-9; discussion 539. 2011
  6. ncbi Tolerance of the spinal cord to stereotactic radiosurgery: insights from hemangioblastomas
    Megan E Daly
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 80:213-20. 2011
  7. ncbi Frameless image guided robotic radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformation localized on spatially correlated digital subtraction and C-arm CT angiography images
    Dimitre Hristov
    Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5847, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:252-4. 2010
  8. ncbi Radiation therapy and CyberKnife radiosurgery in the management of craniopharyngiomas
    Marco Lee
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 24:E4. 2008
  9. ncbi Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of atypical (WHO grade II) cranial meningiomas
    Clara Y H Choi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 67:1180-8. 2010
  10. ncbi Cyberknife for brain metastases of malignant melanoma and renal cell carcinoma
    Wendy Hara
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford Cancer Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A26-32. 2009

Detail Information

Publications63

  1. ncbi Visual field preservation after multisession cyberknife radiosurgery for perioptic lesions
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 59:244-54; discussion 244-54. 2006
    ..The current retrospective study is intended to help address these shortcomings...
  2. ncbi Toward an expanded view of radiosurgery
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5327, USA
    Neurosurgery 55:1374-6. 2004
    ..We therefore define radiosurgery as a procedure that involves the active participation of a surgeon and in which spatially accurate and highly conformal doses of radiation are targeted at well-defined structures with an ablative intent...
  3. ncbi Nonisocentric radiosurgical rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A84-90. 2009
    ..In this single-institution prospective study, we evaluated clinical outcomes in a group of TN patients who underwent lesioning with seemingly optimized nonisocentric radiosurgical parameters...
  4. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of spinal metastases recurring in close proximity to previously irradiated spinal cord
    Clara Y H Choi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, CA, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78:499-506. 2010
    ..As the spinal cord tolerance often precludes reirradiation with conventional techniques, local recurrence within a previously irradiated field presents a treatment challenge...
  5. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery yields long-term control for benign intradural, extramedullary spinal tumors
    Sean Sachdev
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Cancer Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:533-9; discussion 539. 2011
    ..Although a growing body of evidence supports its role in the treatment of malignant spinal lesions, a much less extensive dataset exists for treatment of benign spinal tumors...
  6. ncbi Tolerance of the spinal cord to stereotactic radiosurgery: insights from hemangioblastomas
    Megan E Daly
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 80:213-20. 2011
    ..To evaluate spinal cord dose-volume effects, we present a retrospective review of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatments for spinal cord hemangioblastomas...
  7. ncbi Frameless image guided robotic radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformation localized on spatially correlated digital subtraction and C-arm CT angiography images
    Dimitre Hristov
    Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5847, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:252-4. 2010
    ..During delivery, a robotic linear accelerator tracked the target based on localization with frequent stereoscopic x-ray imaging. This case demonstrates that a frameless approach to AVM radiosurgery is possible...
  8. ncbi Radiation therapy and CyberKnife radiosurgery in the management of craniopharyngiomas
    Marco Lee
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 24:E4. 2008
    ..The authors discuss the role of radiation therapy in the management of these tumors, and more specifically, the role of CyberKnife SRS...
  9. ncbi Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of atypical (WHO grade II) cranial meningiomas
    Clara Y H Choi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 67:1180-8. 2010
    ..The optimal management of subtotally resected atypical meningiomas is unknown...
  10. ncbi Cyberknife for brain metastases of malignant melanoma and renal cell carcinoma
    Wendy Hara
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford Cancer Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A26-32. 2009
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of CyberKnife (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patients with brain metastases of malignant melanoma and renal cell carcinoma...
  11. ncbi Management of pediatric intracranial arteriovenous malformations: experience with multimodality therapy
    Tim E Darsaut
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5325, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:540-56; discussion 556. 2011
    ..Successful management of pediatric arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) often requires a balanced application of embolization, surgery, and radiosurgery...
  12. ncbi Excellent local control with stereotactic radiotherapy boost after external beam radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Wendy Hara
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:393-400. 2008
    ..To determine long-term outcomes in patients receiving stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) as a boost after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)...
  13. ncbi Survival following CyberKnife radiosurgery and hypofractionated radiotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
    John D Lipani
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 7:249-55. 2008
    ..A larger prospective analysis that compares CyberKnife SRS and hypofractionated radiotherapy to focal EBRT is warranted...
  14. ncbi Multimodality treatment of posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations
    Michael E Kelly
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5327, USA
    J Neurosurg 108:1152-61. 2008
    ..The authors present their experience with multimodality treatment of 76 posterior fossa AVMs, with an emphasis on Spetzler-Martin Grades III-V AVMs...
  15. ncbi Preliminary visual field preservation after staged CyberKnife radiosurgery for perioptic lesions
    Christopher J Pham
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 54:799-810; discussion 810-2. 2004
    ..Ninety-one percent of patients retained their presurgical vision. Staged radiosurgery may be a safe and effective alternative to either surgery or fractionated radiotherapy for selected lesions adjacent to the optic apparatus...
  16. ncbi Predictors of peritumoral edema after stereotactic radiosurgery of supratentorial meningiomas
    Chirag G Patil
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 63:435-40; discussion 440-2. 2008
    ..Potential predictors of postradiosurgical peritumoral edema, including parasagittal tumor location, tumor size, and treatment dose, were evaluated...
  17. ncbi Image-guided robotic radiosurgery for spinal metastases
    Iris C Gibbs
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Radiother Oncol 82:185-90. 2007
    ..To determine the effectiveness and safety of image-guided robotic radiosurgery for spinal metastases...
  18. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery of the postoperative resection cavity for brain metastases
    Scott G Soltys
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70:187-93. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to analyze results of adjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) targeted at resection cavities of brain metastases without whole-brain irradiation (WBI)...
  19. ncbi Delayed radiation-induced myelopathy after spinal radiosurgery
    Iris C Gibbs
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305 5847, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A67-72. 2009
    ..We report a case series of 6 patients treated with radiosurgery who developed delayed myelopathy...
  20. ncbi CyberKnife radiosurgical rhizotomy for the treatment of atypical trigeminal nerve pain
    Chirag G Patil
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5327, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 23:E9. 2007
    ..This study represents the first report of the treatment of atypical TN with frameless CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)...
  21. ncbi Radiosurgery for glomus jugulare tumors
    Michael Lim
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 6:419-23. 2007
    ..Our results support radiosurgery as an effective and safe method of treatment for glomus jugulare tumors with low morbidity as evidenced by a larger number of patients and long term follow-up...
  22. ncbi Patterns of patient movement during frameless image-guided radiosurgery
    Martin J Murphy
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 55:1400-8. 2003
    ..We have analyzed the target position records for all of these cases to assess the frequency, magnitude, and case-by-case patterns of patient movement...
  23. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of cranial and spinal hemangioblastomas
    Jason M Moss
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 65:79-85; discussion 85. 2009
    ....
  24. ncbi Technique for targeting arteriovenous malformations using frameless image-guided robotic radiosurgery
    Dimitre Hristov
    Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5847, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 79:1232-40. 2011
    ....
  25. ncbi Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgical rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia: anatomic and morphological considerations
    John D Borchers
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A91-5. 2009
    ..To search for correlations between specific anatomic, geometric, and morphological properties of the trigeminal nerve and the success of radiosurgical treatment and elimination of facial hypesthesia as a complication...
  26. ncbi Efficacy and safety of stereotactic radiosurgery for glomus jugulare tumors
    Michael Lim
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 17:E11. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The authors' findings continue to support radiosurgery as an effective and safe method of treatment for glomus jugulare tumors that results in low rates of morbidity...
  27. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery of cranial nonvestibular schwannomas: results of single- and multisession radiosurgery
    Clara Y H Choi
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 68:1200-8; discussion 1208. 2011
    ..Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers a non-invasive treatment alternative. The efficacy and safety of multi-session SRS of nonvestibular cranial schwannomas has not been well studied...
  28. ncbi Multisession cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery of large, benign cranial base tumors: preliminary study
    Francesco Tuniz
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 65:898-907; discussion 907. 2009
    ..Sunnyvale, CA)...
  29. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery using CT cisternography and non-isocentric planning for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
    Michael Lim
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5327, USA
    Comput Aided Surg 11:11-20. 2006
    ..Further follow-up is needed to determine whether our method has advantages over the more commonly used procedure for radiosurgical trigeminal rhizotomy...
  30. ncbi Multisession stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: single-institution experience with 383 cases
    Ake Hansasuta
    Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    Neurosurgery 69:1200-9. 2011
    ..Single-session stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment of vestibular schwannomas results in excellent tumor control. It is not known whether functional outcomes can be improved by fractionating the treatment over multiple sessions...
  31. ncbi Cyberknife radiosurgery for trigeminal schwannomas
    Gordon T Sakamoto
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A14-8. 2009
    ..The CyberKnife (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) is a frameless, robotic stereotactic radiosurgical system. In this series, we report our experience using the CyberKnife in the treatment of TS...
  32. ncbi A study of the accuracy of cyberknife spinal radiosurgery using skeletal structure tracking
    Anthony K Ho
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305 5304, USA
    Neurosurgery 60:ONS147-56; discussion ONS156. 2007
    ..The Xsight system localizes spinal targets by direct reference to the adjacent vertebral elements. This study sought to measure the accuracy of Xsight spine tracking and provide a qualitative assessment of overall system performance...
  33. ncbi The efficacy of linear accelerator stereotactic radiosurgery in treating glomus jugulare tumors
    Michael Lim
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Room R-225, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 2:261-5. 2003
    ..Our results continue to support radiosurgery as a suitable form of treatment for glomus jugulare tumors as evidenced by results from this four and a half year follow-up...
  34. ncbi CyberKnife rhizotomy for facetogenic back pain: a pilot study
    Gordon Li
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 23:E2. 2007
    ..The authors used CyberKnife radiosurgery to denervate affected facet joints with the goal of obtaining a less invasive yet more thorough and durable antinociceptive rhizotomy...
  35. ncbi Intensity-based 2D-3D spine image registration incorporating a single fiducial marker
    Daniel B Russakoff
    Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5327, USA
    Acad Radiol 12:37-50. 2005
    ....
  36. ncbi Pathogenesis and radiobiology of brain arteriovenous malformations: implications for risk stratification in natural history and posttreatment course
    Achal S Achrol
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5487, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 26:E9. 2009
    ....
  37. ncbi Irradiation of glomus jugulare tumors: a historical perspective
    Gordon Li
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 23:E13. 2007
    ..In this article the authors discuss the history of radiation therapy for glomus jugulare tumors, focusing on recent radiosurgical results...
  38. ncbi Foraminal nerve sheath tumors: intermediate follow-up after cyberknife radiosurgery
    Judith A Murovic
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305 5327, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:A33-43. 2009
    ..Sunnyvale, CA) radiosurgery at Stanford University Medical Center from 1999 to 2006...
  39. ncbi Improved local control with stereotactic radiosurgical boost in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    Quynh-Thu Le
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5302, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56:1046-54. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: STR boost after EBRT provided excellent local control in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. The incidence of late toxicity was acceptable. More effective systemic treatment is needed to achieve improved survival...
  40. ncbi Efficacy and safety of CyberKnife radiosurgery for acromegaly
    Brian K Roberts
    Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Pituitary 10:19-25. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and tolerability of CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery in acromegaly...
  41. ncbi CyberKnife radiosurgery for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia
    Michael Lim
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 18:E9. 2005
    ..The doses used for treatment were safe and effective. Higher prescribed doses were not associated with improvement in pain relief or recurrence rate. The hypesthesia rate was related to the length of the trigeminal nerve treated...
  42. ncbi Staged stereotactic irradiation for acoustic neuroma
    Steven D Chang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 56:1254-61; discussion 1261-3. 2005
    ..We hypothesize that such factors may further minimize injury of adjacent cranial nerves. In this retrospective study, we report our experience with staged radiosurgery for managing acoustic neuromas...
  43. ncbi Visual field preservation after curative multi-modality treatment of occipital lobe arteriovenous malformations
    John Sinclair
    Department of Neurosurgery, The Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5327, USA
    Neurosurgery 57:655-67; discussion 655-67. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Occipital AVMs can be safely cured using multimodality strategies with minimal risk to visual function despite the proximity of these lesions to the visual cortex and associated pathways...
  44. ncbi Multisession CyberKnife radiosurgery for intramedullary spinal cord arteriovenous malformations
    John Sinclair
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 58:1081-9; discussion 1081-9. 2006
    ..Additional experience is necessary to ascertain the optimal radiosurgical dose and ultimate efficacy of this technique...
  45. ncbi Fast generation of digitally reconstructed radiographs using attenuation fields with application to 2D-3D image registration
    Daniel B Russakoff
    Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
    IEEE Trans Med Imaging 24:1441-54. 2005
    ..The registration accuracy and robustness of the two methods is virtually identical whereas the execution speed using AF-DRRs is an order of magnitude faster...
  46. ncbi The 2009 devaluation of radiosurgery and its impact on the neurosurgery-radiation oncology partnership
    M Peter Heilbrun
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
    J Neurosurg 113:10-5. 2010
    ....
  47. ncbi CyberKnife radiosurgery for benign intradural extramedullary spinal tumors
    Robert L Dodd
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    Neurosurgery 58:674-85; discussion 674-85. 2006
    ..The present study demonstrates that CyberKnife radiosurgical ablation of such tumors is technically feasible and associated with low morbidity...
  48. ncbi CyberKnife radiosurgery for lesions of the foramen magnum
    Samuel H Cheshier
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 6:329-36. 2007
    ..5 yrs and 2.5 yrs out from treatment). Cyberknife radiosurgery can be an effective treatment for many foramen magnum lesions...
  49. ncbi Cyberknife targeting the pterygopalatine ganglion for the treatment of chronic cluster headaches
    Shivanand P Lad
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 60:E580-1; discussioin E581. 2007
    ..We evaluated the treatment of medically refractory CH with CyberKnife (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) stereotactic radiosurgery targeting the pterygopalatine ganglion...
  50. ncbi Trigeminal neuralgia treatment dosimetry of the Cyberknife
    Anthony Ho
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Med Dosim 37:42-6. 2012
    ..Monte Carlo calculation algorithm may be useful in deriving the dose necessary for trigeminal neuralgia treatments...
  51. ncbi CyberKnife radiosurgery for extremity schwannomas: technical note and case report
    Michael Lim
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA 94305-5327, USA
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 84:60-3. 2006
    ..Although this experience is still very preliminary, it represents the first published description of a peripheral nerve sheath tumor being treated with stereotactic radiosurgery...
  52. ncbi Image guided stereotactic radiosurgery for lesions in proximity to the anterior visual pathways: a preliminary report
    Vivek K Mehta
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 1:173-80. 2002
    ..Fractionated SRS using the CyberKnife is technically feasible and may decrease the risk of optic neuropathy. Greater patient accrual and longer follow up will be necessary to further determine the clinical benefit of this approach...
  53. ncbi CyberKnife radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: rationale and technical feasibility
    Christopher R King
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 2:25-30. 2003
    ..These capabilities are essential if one contemplates hypo-fractionated regimens with large dose-per-fraction sizes (>5Gy to 10Gy) and dose-escalation...
  54. ncbi Surgical guidance now and in the future: the next generation of instrumentation
    John R Adler
    Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    Clin Neurosurg 49:105-14. 2002
  55. ncbi Accuray, incorporated: a neurosurgical business case study
    John R Adler
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
    Clin Neurosurg 52:87-96. 2005
  56. ncbi The use of TLD and Gafchromic film to assure submillimeter accuracy for image-guided radiosurgery
    Anthony K Ho
    Theresa Po Cyberknife Center, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong
    Med Dosim 33:36-41. 2008
    ..This approach, which is routinely in used at our institution, has repeatedly confirmed the submillimeter targeting accuracy of our Cyberknife...
  57. ncbi An anthropomorphic phantom study of the accuracy of Cyberknife spinal radiosurgery
    Cheng Yu
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 0804, USA
    Neurosurgery 55:1138-49. 2004
    ..Sunnyvale, CA) uses implanted stainless steel fiducials. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the total system for clinically relevant accuracy of this approach...
  58. ncbi Image-guided radiosurgical ablation of intra- and extra-cranial lesions
    Pantaleo Romanelli
    Department of Neurosurgery, Neuromed IRCCS, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 5:421-8. 2006
    ..In this review we will describe the technical features of frameless SRS systems and briefly review their application to treating intracranial and extracranial lesions, focusing in particular on spinal lesions...
  59. ncbi Treatment of intraorbital lesions using the Accuray CyberKnife system
    Marc J Hirschbein
    Department of Ophthalmology, Krieger Eye Institute, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Orbit 27:97-105. 2008
    ..The goal of this study was to better understand the safety and efficacy of CyberKnife image-guided radiosurgery for lesions immediately adjacent to the optic nerves...
  60. ncbi Technology Insight: image-guided robotic radiosurgery--a new approach for noninvasive ablation of spinal lesions
    Pantaleo Romanelli
    Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
    Nat Clin Pract Oncol 5:405-14. 2008
    ..Although spinal radiosurgery is not yet widely practiced, the benefits of this new therapeutic approach are likely to encourage its widespread adoption in coming years...
  61. ncbi Resampling: an optimization method for inverse planning in robotic radiosurgery
    Achim Schweikard
    Institute of Robotics and Cognitive Systems, University of Lubeck, SH 23538, Germany
    Med Phys 33:4005-11. 2006
    ..Experimental results indicate that the planning approach efficiently finds acceptable plans and that resampling can further improve its efficiency...
  62. ncbi Cyberknife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia treatment: a preliminary multicenter experience
    Alan T Villavicencio
    Boulder Neurosurgical Associates, Boulder, Colorado 80304, USA
    Neurosurgery 62:647-55; discussion 647-55. 2008
    ..Radiosurgery has gained acceptance as a treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia. We report our preliminary multicenter experience treating trigeminal neuralgia with the CyberKnife (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA)...
  63. ncbi Stereotactic radiosurgery--an organized neurosurgery-sanctioned definition
    Gene H Barnett
    Taussig Cancer Center, Brain Tumor Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
    J Neurosurg 106:1-5. 2007