Dual-Target Radiosurgery for Concomitant Continuous Pain Presentation of Trigeminal Neuralgia: Radiomodulation Effect and Dose

Dual-Target Radiosurgery for Concomitant Continuous Pain Presentation of Trigeminal Neuralgia: Radiomodulation Effect and Dose Alejandra Moreira. David A. Santos Hernández, Victor Caceros, Kaory C. Barahona, Fidel Campos, William A. Reyes, Alejandro Blanco, Tatiana Soto, Juliana Ramirez, Ricardo Mejias, Claudia Cruz, Eduardo E. Lovo El Salvador – Costa Rica Abstract  Objectives: Patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN)…

CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Uveal Melanoma: First Case Series in Central America

CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Uveal Melanoma: First Case Series in Central America Raquel Benavides, Ricardo Mejías Alejandro Blanco, Luis Bermudez-Guzman Hospital La Católica, San José, Costa Rica; Robotic Radiosurgery Center, International Cancer Center, San José, Costa Rica Abstract Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, affecting primarily the choroid of the…

Stereotactic Gamma Ray Radiosurgery to the Centromedian and Parafascicular Complex of the Thalamus for Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Complex Pain Syndromes

CyberKnife Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy as a treatment option for renal cell carcinoma: The complex case of a patient with unilateral renal agenesis Tatiana Soto-Monge, Ricardo Mejías and Luis Bermudez-Guzman Abstract Surgery is the standard treatment for local renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but many patients are medically inoperable and local approaches such as radiofrequency ablation and…

Stereotactic Gamma Ray Radiosurgery to the Centromedian and Parafascicular Complex of the Thalamus for Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Complex Pain Syndromes

Radioneuromodulation by Dual-Target Irradiation in Pain Crisis From Trigeminal Neuralgia Eduardo E Lovo, Boheris Torres, Fidel Campos, Victor Caceros, William A Reyes, Kaory C Barahona, Claudia Cruz, Juan Arias , Eduardo Alho, William O Contreras. Abstract Introduction We report our initial series of patients treated with radiosurgery to the Centromedian (CM) and Parafascicular (Pfc) Complex…

Radioneuromodulation by Dual-Target Irradiation in Pain Crisis From Trigeminal Neuralgia

Radioneuromodulation by Dual-Target Irradiation in Pain Crisis From Trigeminal Neuralgia Eduardo E. Lovo, Alejandra Moreira, Kaory C. Barahona, Victor Caceros, Claudia Cruz, Juan Arias. Abstract Background Radioneuromodulation (RNM) can explain the immediate pain relief experienced by a subgroup of patients after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). In this study, our main objective was…

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Experience

Eduardo E. Lovo, Alejandra Moreira, Kaory C. Barahona, Juliana Ramirez, Fidel Campos, Carlos Tobar, Victor Caceros, Morena Sallabanda, Kita Sallabanda Eduardo E. Lovo, Fidel J. Campos, Victor E. Caceros, Mario Minervini, Claudia B. Cruz, Juan C. Arias, William A. Reyes Introduction Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary malignancy of the central…

Automated Stereotactic Gamma Ray Radiosurgery to the Pituitary Gland in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients with Opioid Refractory Pain

Figure 1: Main three-dimensional views Three-dimensional views of the dose distribution to the 8 mm collimator shot attempting to place the higher isodose lines to the most posterior part of the neurohypophysis. A. Sagittal view that shows the pituitary stalk and the gland being covered by the 50% isodose line in green corresponding to 75 Gy,…

Gamma Ray Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Targeting Proximal or Distal to the Dorsal Root Entry Zone

Gamma Ray Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Targeting Proximal or Distal to the Dorsal Root Entry Zone Eduardo E. Lovo, Alejandra Moreira, Kaory C. Barahona, Boheris Torres, Alejandro Blanco, Victor Caceros, Fidel Campos, Alessandra Gorgulho. Introduction Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) has gained interest among patients who are not suitable for surgical procedures. Although two…

Radioneuromodulación en dolor la próxima frontera

Radioneuromodulación en dolor la próxima frontera Radioneuromodulation by Dual-Target Irradiation in Pain Crisis From Trigeminal Neuralgia Eduardo E. Lovo, Alejandra Moreira, Kaory C. Barahona, Victor Caceros, Claudia Cruz, Juan Arias. BackgroundRadioneuromodulation (RNM) can explain the immediate pain relief experienced by a subgroup of patients after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). In this study,…

The Time for Chronotherapy in Radiation Oncology

The Time for Chronotherapy in Radiation Oncology centro de radiocirugía Luis Bermúdez-Guzmán I  Alejandro Blanco-Saborío I Juliana Ramírez Zamora I Eduardo Lovo 1. Robotic Radiosurgery Center, International Cancer Center, San José, Costa Rica.2. International Cancer Center, Diagnostic Hospital, San Salvador, El Salvador. Five decades ago, Franz Halberg conceived the idea of ​​a circadian-based therapy for…