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  • Title: Radiosurgery in intracranial tumors and vascular malformations.
    Author: Backlund EO.
    Journal: J Neurosurg Sci; 1989; 33(1):91-3. PubMed ID: 2674363.
    Abstract:
    In 1951 Leksell first coined the term "radiosurgery" indicating a new tool for the neurosurgeon by means of ionizing radiations. The technique consists of cross-firing a stereotactic target with several well-collimated "shots" of radiation. This produces well-defined lesions in the brain without opening the skull. After several significant improvements of this technique, now assisted by a computer, today it is possible to "tailormake" composite radiation fields for any single lesion. Some interesting clinical applications are Cushing's disease, acoustic tumors, pineal region tumors and arteriovenous malformations.
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