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Robotics and Radiosurgery

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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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Similar to surgery, radiosurgery is rapidly becoming a field of application of robotics. Surgeons are confronted with the limits of their dexterity, endurance, and ability to process large amounts of data while operating. Radiation oncologists are able to plan treatments using large amounts of morphologic and functional data and start using robots to deliver the dose with higher precision. The introduction of automation in these fields of medicine has different origins and has occurred at a different pace.

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  1. Department of Computer-assisted Neuro and Radiosurgery, Ospedale S. Maria, Terni, Italy

    Cesare Giorgi MD (Neurosurgeon)

  2. 3DLine Medical Systems, Milano, Italy

    Antonio Cossu MTE

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Giorgi, C., Cossu, A. (2008). Robotics and Radiosurgery. In: Chin, L.S., Regine, W.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71070-9_12

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