Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
External beam radiation therapy
very precise
high dose of radiation
extracranial target
using either a single dose or a
small number
of
fractions
AAPM: conformation of high doses to the target
and rapid fall-off doses away from the target is
critical.
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ASTRO & ACR Practice Guidelines, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 76 (2010)
SBRT: the report of AAPM Task Group 101, Med Phys, 37 (8) (2010)