Book Launch: Image-Guided Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Congratulations to Arjun Sahgal for leading and organizing this important book for clinicians treating brain and spine tumours. The chapters are written by international experts in the field.

This book offers an up-to-date, practical guide to hypofractionated SRS for brain and spine metastases, as well as other tumor types such as glioma and benign tumors. The recent development of hypofractionated SRS, which calls for 1 to 5 fractions of high dose radiation to be delivered using special equipment, has resulted in the need for education on practice guidelines. This how-to guide emphasizes the pros and cons of hypofractionated SRS compared to single fraction radiosurgery.

Co-editor Dr. Sahgal explained that this book will benefit the radiation oncology community. "The practice of hypofractionation in Brain and Spine is emerging without clear practice guidelines," he explained. "This practical book explains how to perform the technique and what the evidence to date suggests is safe and efficacious. It has checklists for practice and written by the global leaders in the field. In particular for benign indications, where there is very little data and guidelines as compared to metastatic disease, we provide detailed practice guidelines." 

For more information, or to purchase the book. visit the CRC Press.