Treatment Planning for Stereotactic Radiosurgery

This chapter provides an introduction to treatment-planning procedures for stereotactic radiosurgery. The chapter begins with a brief history of the history of radiosurgery planning. Next, it covers the basic steps followed in the development of radiosurgery treatment plans including imaging, contouring, selection of plan parameters, and evaluating treatment plan quality. The chapter concludes with discussions of treatment planning for each of a number of specific delivery techniques including the Gamma Knife, linear accelerators, CyberKnife, and proton therapy systems.