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Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Stereotactic Radiosurgery . By Lisa Rosenberg. What is Stereotactic Radiosurgery?. Discovered in 1950 by Lars Leksell and Börje Larsson Noninvasive procedure Uses precise radiation to attack cells Similar to MRI and CT scans Plan mapped out ahead of time Frame fixed to skull.

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Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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  1. Stereotactic Radiosurgery By Lisa Rosenberg

  2. What is Stereotactic Radiosurgery? • Discovered in 1950 by Lars Leksell and Börje Larsson • Noninvasive procedure • Uses precise radiation to attack cells • Similar to MRI and CT scans • Plan mapped out ahead of time • Frame fixed to skull

  3. What is Stereotactic Radiosurgery? • Radiation shrinks tumors • Shrinks at the same rate of growth • Outpatient Procedure • Painless • Claustrophobia • Common Side Effect • Swelling • Rare Side Effects • Nausea • Seizures • Irritation • Extremely Rare • Visual or Hearing loss

  4. Types of Machines Used • Cyclotron – Particle Beam (Proton) • Movement • Over $100 million • Ordinary modified Linear Particle Accelerator • Moving Machine • Arcs cross to target one point • Over 3.5 cm • Cobalt – 60 (Photon) • Gamma Knife • 201 cobalt sources • Under 3.5 cm

  5. Types of Illnesses Treated • Arteriovenous Malformations • Brain Tumors • Benign • Malignant • Metastatic • Doesn’t Remove Tumor • Distorts the DNA • Functional Disorders • Trigeminal Neuralgia • Deep Cluster Headaches • OCD

  6. Other Possibilities and Research • Little Research on Differences Between Machines • Deep Cluster Headaches • High relapse rates • OCD • Placebo Effect

  7. Conclusion • Covered by Health Insurance, MMO’s, PPO’s and Medicaid • Little as $100 • Without Insurance • $12,000 - $55,000 for everything • Continuing Trials • Better Option for Many Individuals • Less Risk • Low Cost • Less Time

  8. References • The New York Times: Health Guide <health.nytimes.com/health/guides/surgery/stereotactic-radiosurgery/overview.html> • International RadioSurgery Association<www.irsa.org> • Johns Hopkins Neurology and Neurosurgery <www.hopkinsmedicine.org/nuerogology_neurosurgery> • New York-Presbyterian <nyp.org/radonc/gammaknife.html> • Clinical Trials <virtualtrials.com/jhrs.cfm> • The Dana Foundation <www.dana.org/news/features/deatil.aspx?id=31716> • University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery <www2.med.umich.edu> • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy and Oncology <www.medic.usm.my> • The Neuroscience Institute <mmcneuro.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/stereotactic-radiousurgery-for-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-phineas-gage-meets-the-jetsons/> • UW Health: Stereotactic Radiosurgery www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMTION-FlexMemeber-Show_Public_HFFY_1105110025629.html> • Cost Helper <http://health.costhelper.com/stereotactic-radiosurger.html>

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