Trigeminal neuralgia treatment dosimetry of the Cyberknife
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...
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Published in | Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 42 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
2012
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1873-4022 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.meddos.2010.12.012 |