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Contemporary treatment with radiosurgery for spine metastasis and spinal cord compression in 2015

  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

With the progress of image-guided localization, body immobilization system, and computerized delivery of intensity-modulated radiation delivery, it became possible to perform spine radiosurgery. The next question is how to translate the high technology treatment to the clinical application. Clinical trials have been performed to demonstrate the feasibility of spine radiosurgery and efficacy of the treatment in the setting of spine metastasis, leading to the randomized trials by a cooperative group. Radiosurgery has also demonstrated its efficacy to decompress the spinal cord compression in selected group of patients. The experience indicates that spine radiosurgery has a potential to change the clinical practice in the management of spine metastasis and spinal cord compression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
JournalRadiation Oncology Journal
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Radiosurgery
  • Spinal cord compression
  • Spine metastasis
  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)

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