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| Cheng YuSummaryAffiliation: University of Southern California Country: USA Publications
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Measurements of the relative output factors for CyberKnife collimatorsCheng Yu
Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 54:157-61; discussion 161-2. 2004..Numerous studies on the output factors have been reported for the Leksell gamma knife unit but none for the CyberKnife system...- Fetal radiation doses for model C gamma knife radiosurgeryCheng Yu
Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 52:687-93; discussion 693. 2003..To assess fetal radiation doses in a pregnant patient undergoing gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKRS) and to quantify the components of extracranial radiation doses by means of phantom measurements... - An anthropomorphic phantom study of the accuracy of Cyberknife spinal radiosurgeryCheng 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... - Dosimetric comparison of CyberKnife with other radiosurgical modalities for an ellipsoidal targetCheng Yu
Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 0804, USA
Neurosurgery 53:1155-62; discussion 1162-3. 2003..Sunnyvale, CA) with those of other commonly used radiosurgical modalities, such as the gamma knife (GK), linear accelerator multiple arcs, conformally shaped static fields, and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)... - Study of magnetic resonance imaging-based arteriovenous malformation delineation without conventional angiographyCheng Yu
Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 54:1104-; discussion 1108-10. 2004..In this study, we aimed to assess the feasibility of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) delineation for gamma knife radiosurgery without conventional angiography and to correlate factors that may affect AVM delineation... - Delayed toxicity from gamma knife radiosurgery to lesions in and adjacent to the brainstemLaurence Davidson
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1200 North State Street, Suite 5046, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Clin Neurosci 16:1139-47. 2009..Larger tumor volume (p=0.02) and larger treatment volume (p=0.04) were associated with an increased incidence of delayed toxicity. Large lesions adjacent to the brainstem have a higher than previously suspected rate of delayed toxicity... - Chained lightning: part III--Emerging technology, novel therapeutic strategies, and new energy modalities for radiosurgeryDaniel J Hoh
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 61:1111-29; discussion 1129-30. 2007..The exploration of these future possibilities will provide the tools for radiosurgical treatment of a broader spectrum of diseases for the next generation... - The Leksell gamma knife Model U versus Model C: a quantitative comparison of radiosurgical treatment parametersJohn S Kuo
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 1029, USA
Neurosurgery 55:168-72; discussion 172-3. 2004..We present a quantitative comparison of radiosurgery treatments for cavernous sinus tumors using the Leksell gamma knife Model U versus the Model C with automatic positioning system (APS) (Elekta Instruments, Norcross, GA)... - Postoperative Gamma Knife surgery for benign meningiomas of the cranial baseLaurence Davidson
Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Neurosurg Focus 23:E6. 2007..The authors analyzed the mid- and long-term results obtained in patients treated with postresection Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for residual or recurrent benign meningiomas of the cranial base... - Gamma knife radiosurgery for benign cavernous sinus tumors: quantitative analysis of treatment outcomesJohn S Kuo
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 1029, USA
Neurosurgery 54:1385-93; discussion 1393-4. 2004..We review our 8-year experience with gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for the treatment of patients with benign cavernous sinus tumors and present a quantitative analysis of factors relevant to treatment outcomes... - Chained lightning, part II: neurosurgical principles, radiosurgical technology, and the manipulation of energy beam deliveryDaniel J Hoh
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 61:433-46; discussion 446. 2007..In exploring the complex history of radiosurgery, it is evident that the discovery and rediscovery of ideas invariably leads to the development of innovative technology for the next generation... - Early decreased tumor volume following fractionated Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for metastatic melanoma and the role of "adaptive radiosurgery": case reportGabriel Zada
Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Neurosurgery 67:E512-3. 2010..The tumor demonstrated a rapid response to radiosurgery with an observable reduction in tumor volume between the second and third treatments, requiring a favorable modification in the third fractionated treatment... - Long-term outcomes and patterns of tumor progression after gamma knife radiosurgery for benign meningiomasGabriel Zada
Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Neurosurgery 67:322-8; discussion 328-9. 2010..To characterize the timing and patterns of long-term treatment failure after Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for benign meningiomas... - Cerebral arteriovenous malformations: issues of the interplay between stereotactic radiosurgery and endovascular surgical therapyParham Yashar
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
World Neurosurg 75:638-47. 2011..Published literature on these topics is sparse, and the flimsiness of the data offers limited guidance... - Survival and pattern of failure in brain metastasis treated with stereotactic gamma knife radiosurgeryZbigniew Petrovich
The Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
J Neurosurg 97:499-506. 2002..7%). CONCLUSIONS: Gamma knife radiosurgery provided an excellent palliation with low incidence of toxicity. A Phase III prospective randomized trial is required to define the role of WBRT in combination with GKS... - Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgiaSean A McNatt
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 56:1295-301; discussion 1301-3. 2005..The purpose of this study was to assess outcomes in patients treated with gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia... - Metastatic melanoma to the brain: prognostic factors after gamma knife radiosurgeryCheng Yu
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 52:1277-87. 2002..To identify important prognostic factors predictive of survival and tumor control in patients with metastatic melanoma to the brain who underwent gamma knife radiosurgery... - Chained lightning, part I: Exploitation of energy and radiobiological principles for therapeutic purposesDaniel J Hoh
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 61:14-27; discussion 27-8. 2007..The elaboration of these efforts sets the stage for neurosurgeons to further explore new ideas, develop innovative technology, and advance the practice of radiosurgery... - Gamma knife radiosurgery for pituitary adenoma: early resultsZbigniew Petrovich
Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 53:51-9; discussion 59-61. 2003..In recent years, gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has emerged as an important treatment modality in the management of pituitary adenomas. Treatment results after performing GKRS and the complications of this procedure are reviewed... - Infrared thermal imaging: a review of the literature and case reportBabak Kateb
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Neuroimage 47:T154-62. 2009..Our result, along with previously published results of others, suggests that thermal imaging could be used to provide a rapid, non-invasive, and real-time intra-operative imaging... - Stereotactic radiosurgery: adjacent tissue injury and response after high-dose single fraction radiation: Part I--Histology, imaging, and molecular eventsBryan C Oh
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Neurosurgery 60:31-44; discussion 44-5. 2007..The second article in the series begins by discussing strategies for radiosurgical therapeutic enhancement. It concludes by focusing on strategies for mitigation and repair of radiation-induced brain injury... - Radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary tumorsZbigniew Petrovich
Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, NOR G356, Los Angeles, CA 90033 0804, USA
Neurosurg Clin N Am 14:147-66. 2003..Contemporary radiotherapy and SRS for pituitary adenomas is safe and effective treatment. This treatment should be undertaken in medical centers with appropriate expertise and instrumentation... - The CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery system: description, installation, and an initial evaluation of use and functionalityJohn S Kuo
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033-1029, USA
Neurosurgery 53:1235-9; discussion 1239. 2003 - Toward the emergence of nanoneurosurgery: part I--progress in nanoscience, nanotechnology, and the comprehension of events in the mesoscale realmScott P Leary
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Neurosurgery 57:606-34; discussion 606-34. 2005.... - Stereotactic radiosurgery: adjacent tissue injury and response after high-dose single fraction radiation. Part II: Strategies for therapeutic enhancement, brain injury mitigation, and brain injury repairBryan C Oh
Neurosurgery 60:799-814; discussion 799-814. 2007..The importance of both the role of the extracellular matrix and properly directed axonal regrowth leading to appropriate target reinnervation is highlighted...