Trigeminal neuralgia treatment dosimetry of the Cyberknife

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Medical Dosimetry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MEDDOS.2010.12.012· OSTI ID:22130377

Ho, Anthony ^[1]; Dieterich, Sonja; Soltys, Scott G.; Gibbs, Iris C. ^[1]; Chang, Steve G.; Adler, John R. ^[2]

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1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (United States)
2. Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (United States)

There are 2 Cyberknife units at Stanford University. The robot of 1 Cyberknife is positioned on the patient's right, whereas the second is on the patient's left. The present study examines whether there is any difference in dosimetry when we are treating patients with trigeminal neuralgia when the target is on the right side or the left side of the patient. In addition, we also study whether Monte Carlo dose calculation has any effect on the dosimetry. We concluded that the clinical and dosimetric outcomes of CyberKnife treatment for trigeminal neuralgia are independent of the robot position. Monte Carlo calculation algorithm may be useful in deriving the dose necessary for trigeminal neuralgia treatments.

• OSTI ID: 22130377
• Journal Information: Medical Dosimetry, Vol. 37, Issue 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0958-3947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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