Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion - Introductory Course
March 27 - March 30, 2017
Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
Purpose/Objective
The course will focus on clinical information, combined with radiation physics.
Participants will learn details about technical and dosimetry aspects of the Leksell Gamma Knife®. At the end of the course attendees should be able to perform acceptance, commissioning and regular quality assurance of the Leksell Gamma Knife® unit and treatment planning including configuration and administration of the Leksell GammaPlan® treatment planning software. Further, participants should be able to address all requirements of clinical use of Leksell Gamma Knife® such as stereotactic imaging, radiosurgery treatment planning, gamma knife unit operation and radiation safety and emergency procedures.
Content
- Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion hardware and dosimetry
- Acceptance and commissioning of Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion
- Daily, monthly and annual quality assurance of Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion
- Principles of stereotactic imaging and radiosurgery treatment planning
- Basic radiobiology and dose selection in Leksell Gamma Knife
- Clinical lectures covering established indications for Gamma Knife surgery
- Patient selection and teaching cases
- Observation of patient treatments
- Hands-on sessions with Leksell GammaPlan® and Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion
- Radiation safety and emergency procedures for Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion
Training center and duration
4-day course at Na Homolce Hospital, Department of Stereotactic and Radiation Neurosurgery, Department of Medical Physics, Prague, Czech Republic
Target group
- Medical Physicists
- Neurosurgeons
- Radiation Oncologists
- Radiation therapists