Leksell Gamma Knife Icon - UPGRADE Course, Online or in-person (UTS)
December 5-7, 2023
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
The UT Southwestern Gamma Knife Training Program, geared toward radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-otologists and medical physicists, provides a comprehensive understanding of the Gamma Knife for both new users and experienced individuals upgrading to the Gamma Knife Icon.
Our three-day is for experienced users aiming to learn the frameless capabilities of the Gamma Knife Icon.
The course will be offered as a hybrid course with both in-person and virtual attendee options. Virtual attendees will be able to attend the course via Zoom lectures and live streamed patient observations.
Learning Objectives
- Patient observations:
- Stereotactic frame placement
- Mask simulation and treatment delivery
- Planning and practice with the treatment planning system
- Literature review, frame placement, imaging specifics, and doses/critical structures for:
- Brain metastases
- Acoustic neuroma
- Meningioma pituitary adenoma
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- AVM
- Mask-based fractionation, distributed, and staged radiosurgery for:
- Brain metastases
- Acoustic neuroma
- Meningioma
- Pituitary adenoma
- AVM
- Gamma Knife Icon-specific safety issues
- Gamma Knife Icon-specific physics considerations
- Pediatric anesthesia
- Gamma Knife Icon mask-based problems and solutions
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Registration: please contact Nana Ofosu-Appiah for more information on course availability and enrollment via email GammaKnifeProgram@remove-this.UTSouthwestern.edu
