2017_SBRT_Course Book

Learning objectives

• To learn the historical background and development of cranial radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

• To discuss the practice of frame-less image-guided versus frame-based stereotactic cranial radiosurgery.

• Be able to compare frame-based and IGRT-frameless intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

• Understand the uncertainties involved in target localization and patient positioning in intracranial SRS.

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SBRT 2017 - D. Verellen