Équipements requis pour la mise en œuvre de la radiochirurgie et de la radiothérapie en conditions stéréotaxiques intracrânienne

Since the previous special issue of Cancer Radiotherapie dedicated to radiosurgery in 1998, many important technological and computer developments have improved external beam radiotherapy treatment device performances. Whereas the Gamma Knife(®) was the gold standard for intracranial radiosurgery, new linear accelerator developments have led to new possibilities for the clinicians. This article describes quickly the different devices available for cranial radiosurgery or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy.