Initial IGRS Experience for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Event: 4th International Conference of the Novalis Circle 2008
Topic: Positioning and Monitoring
Year: 2008

James Chen, MD, from Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) discusses his initial experiences with image guided radiosurgery (IGRS) for treating trigeminal neuralgia (TN). After giving some background about TN as well as its treatment, he goes into the study itself and the resulting outcomes.

About the speaker

James Chen, MD

James Chen, MD
Southern California Permanente Medical Group, USA

Video Transcript

Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia has really become a very well accepted treatment modality and this technique of course, was pioneered by our colleagues in the Gamma Knife community. But the introduction of hardware and methods allowing for the use of LINAC radiosurgery for this application has been a more recent development. We've used the LINAC method over the last six years or so and the results from our group using frame-based SRS for trigeminal neuralgia treatment really mirrors the best available reports from the Gamma Knife community. So from the standpoint of the frame-based methods, I think that the...

Interested in more?

Login here

Not a member?

Register now

Related Videos

Evaluation of Intra-Fractional Patient Movements Fixed with Head & Neck Mask System for the ExacTrac 6D Robotics

Takashi Mizowaki, MD
Kyoto University, Japan
Show video
Utility of ExacTrac kVp X-rays in Improving Patient Alignment during Intracranial Stereotactic Radiotherapy

Shirish Jani, PhD
Sharp Healthcare, USA
Show video
Intrafraction Patient Movement in Spinal IMRT. Consequences for CTV-PTC Margins.

$Intrafraction Patient Movement in Spinal IMRT. Consequences for CTV-PTC Margins.$

Ruud Wiggenraad
Medical Center Haaglanden, Netherlands
Show video
Evaluation of Megavoltage Beam Attenuation by Imaging Couch Top

Naoki Hayashi
MS Nagoya Radiosurgery Centre, Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital, Graduate School of Medical Sciene, Japan
Show video
Frameless Based Image Guided Radiosurgery (IGRS) of Trigeminal Neuralgia Using Novalis ExacTrac System

Javad Rahimian, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, USA
Show video
Accuracy of Cranial Coplanar Beam Therapy Using Brainlab ExacTrac Image Guidance System

Brent C. Parker, PhD
Louisiana State University, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, USA
Show video
6D Setup Reproducibility and Immobilization Capability of Frameless Stereotactic Mask System

Nadine Linthout, PhD
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Show video
Evaluation of Novalis IGRT for Mobile Tumors

Anil Sethi
Loyola University Medical Center, USA
Show video

Back

Interested in watching this clinical talk? Please click on the button “WATCH Video” to enter your contact details and to have access to two additional videos from the member-only Novalis Circle. Your contact information will only be used to contact you about Novalis Video related updates.

Keep Watching

Thank you for watching! Please enter your contact details below to continue watching and to have access to two additional videos from the member-only Novalis Circle. Your contact information will only be used to contact you about Novalis Circle video related updates.

Watch video No Thanks

Already Novalis Circle Member?

Register now

Thank you for your interest in our Novalis Circle videos. Full-access to the media library is currently available for Novalis Radiosurgery users only. If you are a customer, please register or login to continue.

Register Now Login