Advanced Course

This educational experience provides an opportunity to extend the experienced practitioner’s range of treatment options to include this more advanced form of stereotactic radiosurgery. Participants will become familiar with the new features when upgrading from previous models. At the conclusion of the two days, participants will receive a certificate of course attendance. Radiosurgery training is a prerequisite.

Advanced Course Target Audience

Neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, neuro- otolaryngolists and other health care professionals currently using radiosurgery in their practice.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the advanced principles and biophysics of radiosurgery and how they apply to day-to-day patient treatment.
• Review the clinical indications, parameters of treatment, and outcomes of complex radiosurgery cases.
• Recognize radiation safety issues and principles, as well as become familiar with the emergency procedures as they pertain to radiosurgery.
• Apply the advanced principles of stereotactic frame application, imaging, and use of radiosurgery treatment hardware.

Course Location

The radiosurgery course is held in the Cleveland Clinic Gamma Knife Center located in the Taussig Cancer Center, Room CA-LL-63.