Extracranial stereotactic radiosurgery

Abstract

The presentation examines the concept of extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy (ESRT). Elements of the BrainSCAN treatment planning software and inverse planning are shown as well as the physical requirements for SRS with a micro-multileaf collimator. Finally, two methods of advanced patient positioning, ExacTrac using infra-red cameras and Novalis Body using x-ray camera technologies are detailed.