Forsyth Medical Center 
Brain Cancer
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
| Stereotactic radiosurgery is a highly technical procedure that delivers high doses of radiation precisely to small tumors within the body while limiting the radiation dose to the normal tissues. |
Stereotactic radiosurgery combines the use of a stereotactic head frame coupled with a three-dimensional treatment planning system to precisely deliver high doses of radiation to a small target in a single fraction.
This enables the delivery of a single high dose of radiation to the tumor on target while limiting the radiation dose to the adjacent normal brain
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SRS has been shown to be effective in the treatment of the following tumors and benign conditions:
- Brain Tumors
- Brain Metastases
- Meningiomas
- Acoustic neromas (vestibular schwannomas)
- Pituitary Tumors
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Hermangioblastomas
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Cavernous Malformations
Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery
The purpose of stereotactic body radiation therapy is to deliver high doses of radiation to the tumor while limiting the radiation dose to normal tissue.
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy is generally completed in two to three days.
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Indications for SBRT
- Lung Tumors (early stage primary)
- Lung Metastases
- Liver Tumors
- Liver Metastases
- Paraspinal tumors
- Tumors close to critical structures
For More Information
For more information, call 336-718-5095.
