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Stereotactic Radiosurgery
A new paradigm for post-radiotherapy relapse
There is accumulating evidence that stereotactic radiosurgery is a very effective option for patients with lesions that have relapsed after traditional radiotherapy, avoiding some of the problems associated with traditional radiotherapy or surgery (31-47).
Image adapted from:
"Robotic Radiosurgery" - First Edition
Compared with conventional radiotherapy, radiosurgery creates a far more precise dose distribution and highly conformal therapeutic margin, much more effectively limiting the normal tissue exposure to excessive radiation. This allows a more biologically potent radiation application, creating a greater possibility for durable local control and long-term disease-free survival, compared with re-irradiation using conventional techniques. This allows a more biologically potent radiation application, creating a greater possibility for durable local control and long-term disease-free survival, compared with re-irradiation using conventional techniques.
Image adapted from:
"Robotic Radiosurgery" - First Edition
Image adapted from:
"Robotic Radiosurgery" - First Edition
Written by Donald B. Fuller, M.D. – Radiation Oncologist