SECTION 1. Skull Base Radiosurgery: The Basics
1. Stereotactic radiosurgery machines
1.1 Technical requirements of a stereotactic radiosurgery system
1.2 Radiation types used in SRS
2. Fundamentals of radiobiology for radiosurgery
2.2 Linear quadratic model
2.3 Critical structure damage modeling
3. Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy with particle therapy
Terminology and definitions
Rationale for using particle therapy in stereotactic radiosurgery
Particles and systems used for particle stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy
Current indications and overview of top-line results using particle radiosurgery
Complications of particle radiosurgery
4. Dose tolerances of normal tissues in skull base radiosurgery
4.3 Normal structure identification and contouring
4.4 Dose tolerance limits for stereotactic radiosurgery
SECTION 2. Olfactory Groove/Planum Sphenoidale/Paranasal Region
5. Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at short-term
6. Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at long-term
7. Olfactory groove meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
8. Planum sphenoidale meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
9. Planum sphenoidale/orbital roof meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence
10. Paranasal sinus melanoma – definitive stereotactic body radiation therapy
SECTION 3. Sellar/Suprasellar/Parasellar Region – Pituitary Adenoma
11. Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing intracavernous residual
12. Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing perioptic residual
13. ACTH secreting – delayed postoperative radiosurger y of gland for recurrent pathology-negative cushing disease
14. Growth hormone secreting – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
15. Prolactinoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
SECTION 4. Sellar/Suprasellar Region – Other Than Pituitary Adenoma
16. Craniopharyngioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence
17. Tuberculum sella meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
18. Suprasellar meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
19. Suprasellar non-small cell lung carcinoma metastasis – upfront radiosurgery
SECTION 5. Parasellar Space/Cavernous Sinus Region
20. Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery
21. Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront, staged-volume radiosurgery
22. Cavernous sinus meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
23. Cavernous sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for perioptic residual
24. Cavernous sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor after repeat resection
SECTION 6. Clivus/Petroclival Junction
25. Chondrosarcoma – definitive radiosurgery after subtotal resections
26. Chordoma – immediate postoperative/post-proton therapy radiosurgery for residual disease
27. Cavernous sinus/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual/postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence
28. Chondrosarcoma/trigeminal neuralgia – upfront, multisession radiosurgery/postoperative radiosurger y for trigeminal neuralgia
SECTION 7. Cerebellopontine Angle Region – Other Than Vestibular Schwannoma
29. Petrous apex meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
30. Sphenopetroclival meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual
31. Petrous ridge/sigmoid sinus meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
32. Petrosal surface/sigmoid sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative multisession radiosurgery for growing residual
33. Endolymphatic sac tumor – immediate postoperative radiosurgery of surgical bed
34. Cisternal trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery
35. Trochlear schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery
SECTION 8. Internal Auditory Canal/Cerebellopontine Angle Region – Vestibular Schwannoma and Facial Schwannoma
36. Medium vestibular schwannoma without hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery
37. Medium vestibular schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery
38. Large vestibular schwannoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
39. Large vestibular schwannoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual
40. Small vestibular schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery
41. Small facial schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery
SECTION 9. Trigeminal Neuralgia
42. Trigeminal neuralgia due to microvascular conflict – upfront radiosurgery
43. Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia – upfront radiosurgery
44. Trigeminal neuralgia due to trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery
45. Trigeminal neuralgia due to petroclival meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
SECTION 10. Jugular Foramen Region
46. Capillary hemangioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor
47. Jugular foramen/sigmoid sinus meningioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor
48. Jugular foramen meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
49. Jugular paraganglioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor
50. Jugular paraganglioma – upfront radiosurgery
51. Vagal schwannoma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor
52. Jugular foramen schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery
53. Jugular/clival paraganglioma – delayed postembolization, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual
SECTION 11. Foramen Magnum/Clivus Region
54. Foramen magnum meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
55. Foramen magnum/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
56. Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra metastasis – upfront stereotactic body radiation therapy
SECTION 12. Major Sinuses
57. Superior sagittal/transverse sinuses meningioma – immediate postoperative, staged-volume radiosurgery for residual/delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual
58. Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual
59. Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
60. Torcular/tentorial meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
61. Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula – upfro nt, preembolization radiosurgery
62. Tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront radiosurgery
