Objective
To introduce clinicians to Gamma Knife® surgery with Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™.The course will focus on clinicalinformation, combined with radiation physics, dosimetry, stereotactic imaging,quality assurance (QA), technical information and treatment planning usingLeksell GammaPlan®. Introduction to workflows with Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™;demo and hands-on.
Content
• Clinical program with lectures covering established indications forGamma Knife surgery
- Patient selection and teaching cases
- Observation of patient treatments
• Introductionto Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™ incl. hands-on sessions;
-System overview incl. StereotacticCone Beam Computer Tomography (Stereotactic
CBCT) and High Definition Motion Management System(HDMM System), Frame based
and frameless techniques, Treatment DeliveryEvaluations, Radiation Unit, Patient
Positioning System, Control System
-Practical workflow sessions
-Demonstrations of Clearance, Radiation Safety and Emergency Procedures
-Quality Assurance.
• Basic radiationphysics, basic radiobiology, calibration, imaging modalities
• Introductionto treatment planning with Leksell GammaPlan incl hands-on sessions;
- Basic workflow
- Dose Evaluation and Algorithms
- Patient Specific Dosimetry
- Comparison of dose plans
- Evaluation of dose plans
- Advanced features
- Administration
Training centres and duration
4-day course at University Hospital La Timone Gamma Knife Center, Marseille, France
Target group
- Neurosurgeons
- Radiation Oncologists
- Neurologists
- Neuroradiologists
- Medical Physicists
Further information
Further information: education-neuro@elekta.com
The Course is held in English.
Article No:
1519969
1519970 (Incl hotel 4 nights)
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