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Introduction to Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

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Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) have an established but evolving role in the management of malignant and benign conditions. They have altered the way clinicians think about fractionation, and therefore they rank among the most important advances in radiation oncology, along with the development of megavoltage treatment machines, imaging-based treatment planning, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. This chapter outlines the historical foundations and development of these technologies.

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  1. Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero Street, Basement Level, San Francisco, CA, 94143-1708, USA

    David A. Larson

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Rajni A. Sethi

  2. Departments of Radiation Oncology & Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Igor J. Barani

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    David A. Larson

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Mack Roach, III

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Larson, D.A. (2016). Introduction to Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. In: Sethi, R., Barani, I., Larson, D., Roach, III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21897-7_1

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