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Introduction to Cranial Neurosurgery and Advanced Radiosurgery
This education experience provides an opportunity to expand the practitioner’s range of treatment options to include this precise form of stereotactic radiosurgery. The course will provide hands-on sessions with experts experienced in radiosurgery. At the conclusion of the week, participants will receive a certificate of course attendance.
Introductory Course Target Audience
Neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, neurootolaryngolists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and nurses who have little or no experience with radiosurgery.
Upgrade Course
This educational experience provides an opportunity to extend the experienced practitioner’s range of treatment options to include this more advanced form of stereotactic radiosurgery. Participants will become familiar with the new features when upgrading from previous models. At the conclusion of the three days, participants will receive a certificate of course attendance. Radiosurgery training is a prerequisite.
Upgrade Course Target Audience
Neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, neurootolaryngolists and other health care professionals EXPERIENCED IN RADIOSURGERY.
Learning Objectives
Identify the basic principles and biophysics of radiosurgery and how they apply to day-to-day patient treatment.
Review the clinical indications, parameters of treatment, and outcomes of radiosurgery.
Recognize radiation safety issues and principles, as well as become familiar with the emergency procedures as they pertain to radiosurgery.
Apply the principles of stereotactic frame application, imaging, and use of radiosurgery treatment hardware.
Gene H. Barnett, MD (Primary Director)
Director, Gamma Knife Center
Professor and Director, Cleveland Clinic Rose Ella Burkhardt
Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Lilyana Angelov, MD
Head, Cleveland Clinic Section of Spinal Radiosurgery
Program Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center
Gennady Neyman, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Lead Gamma Knife Physicist
Program Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center
John Suh, MD
Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Program Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center
USD
2017-08-03
Group registrations not allowed
Accompanying persons not allowed
We don’t accept Online Abstracts
Cleveland Clinic Gamma Knife Center
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Of America
Submission Info
Contact No.: 800 223 2273
Email: kawczas@ccf.org
Contact No.: 800 223 2273
Email: kawczas@ccf.org