Leksell Gamma Knife Icon - Clinical Introductory Course (LT)

Purpose/Objective

To introduce clinicians to Gamma Knife surgery with Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™. The course will focus on clinical information, combined with radiation physics, dosimetry, stereotactic imaging, quality assurance (QA), technical information and treatment planning using Leksell GammaPlan. Introduction to workflows with Leksell Gamma Knife Icon; demo and hands-on.

Content 

• Clinical program with lectures covering established indications for Gamma Knife surgery;
  • Patient selection and teaching cases
  • Observation of patient treatments
• Introduction to Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™ incl. hands-on sessions;
  • System overview incl. Stereotactic Cone Beam Computer Tomography (Stereotactic CBCT) and High Definition Motion Management System (HDMM System), Frame based and frameless techniques, Treatment Delivery Evaluations, Radiation Unit, Patient Positioning System, Control System
  • Practical workflow sessions
  • Demonstrations of Clearance, Radiation Safety and Emergency Procedures
  • Quality Assurance.
• Basic radiation physics, basic radiobiology, calibration, imaging modalities
• Introduction to 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

Venue: University Hospital La Timone Gamma Knife Center, Marseille, France

For further questions please contact: info@remove-this.lgksociety.com 

Cancellation of registration prior to the commencement of the course:            

• up to 21 days, 350 Euro/USD 500
• up to 21-14 days, 25% of the fee
• up to 14-7 days, 50 % of the fee
• 7 days, full fee

Learning Type: Classroom

Subject: Neurosurgery Solutions

Available Languages: English

Duration: 4 days

Who Should Take This:

• Neurosurgeons
• Radiation Oncologists
• Medical Physicists
• Radiation Technologists