3-D treatment planning system-Leksell Gamma Knife treatment planning system

Fanqing Guo

doi:10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.001

3-D treatment planning system-Leksell Gamma Knife treatment planning system

Med Dosim. 2018;43(2):177-183. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Author

Fanqing Guo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8040. Electronic address: fanqing.guo@yale.edu.

PMID: 29656889
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.001

Abstract

Leksell Gamma Plan (LGP), the treatment planning system for the Leksell Gamma Knife (LGK) stereotactic radiosurgery, has evolved from the primitive KULA system to the present-day powerful version of image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery. Through many years of development, LGP has improved on its dose calculation accuracy, speed, and user interface. This allows more accurate irradiation of the target while sparing the nearby normal tissues and critical structures better.

Keywords: Brain metastases; Leksell Gamma Knife; Leksell Gamma Plan; SRS; Stereotactic radiosurgery; TPS; Treatment planning system.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Radiosurgery*
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods*