Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Neurosurgical Patients: A Historical Review and Current Perspectives
Recommended Citation
Yang I, Udawatta M, Prashant GN, Lagman C, Bloch O, Jensen R, Sheehan J, Kalkanis S, and Warnick R. Stereotactic radiosurgery for neurosurgical patients: A historical review and current perspectives. World Neurosurg 2019; 122:522-531.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2019
Publication Title
World Neurosurg
Abstract
Today, stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective therapy for a variety of intracranial pathology that were treated solely with open neurosurgery in the past. The technique was developed from the combination of therapeutic radiation and stereotactic devices for the precise localization of intracranial targets. Although stereotactic radiosurgery was originally performed as a partnership between neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists, this partnership has weakened in recent years, with some procedures being performed without neurosurgeons. At the same time, neurosurgeons across the United States and Canada have found their stereotactic radiosurgery training during residency inadequate. Although neurosurgeons, residency directors, and department chairs agree that stereotactic radiosurgery education and exposure during neurosurgery training could be improved, a limited number of resources exist for this kind of education. This review describes the history of stereotactic radiosurgery, assesses the state of its use and education today, and provides recommendations for the improvement of neurosurgical education in stereotactic radiosurgery for the future.
Medical Subject Headings
Humans; Internship and Residency; Neurosurgeons; Neurosurgery; Neurosurgical Procedures; Radiosurgery; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed ID
30399473
Volume
122
First Page
522
Last Page
531
