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1 CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System Peer Reviewed Bibliography (in English) Scientific Articles and Book Chapters H Adler, J.R., Murphy, M.J., Chang, S.D., Hancock, S.L.: Neurosurgery 44(6): , Image-guided robotic radiosurgery. H Adler, J.R., Schweikard, A., Murphy, M., Hancock, S.: Image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery: The CyberKnife. In, Barnett, G., Roberts, D., Maciunas, R. (ed.): Image-Guided Neurosurgery: Clinical Applications of Interactive Surgical Navigation, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 16: , H Adler, J.R., Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Doty, J.R., Geis, P., Hancock, S.L.: The CyberKnife: A frameless robotic system for radiosurgery. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 69: , H Adler, J.R., Cox, R.S.: Preliminary clinical experience with the CyberKnife: Image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery. In, Alexander III, E., Kondziolka, D. and Loeffler, J.S. (eds): Radiosurgery, S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, H Adler, J.R., Schweikard, A., Tombropoulos, R., Latombe, J.C.: Modeling and planning for sensor based intelligent robot systems. In: Image-Guided Robotic Radiosurgery, World Scientific Publishing Co., New Jersey, pp , Adler, J.R., Hancock, S.L.: The Neurotron 1000: A system for frameless stereotactic radiosurgery. In, M. Hadley (ed): Perspectives in Neurological Surgery, QMP Clinical Series, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 5-1: , H Adler, J.R.: Image-based frameless stereotactic radiosurgery. In, R. J. Maciunas (ed): Interactive Image-Guided Neurosurgery, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Publication Committee, Park Ridge, IL, 6:81-89, H Adler, J.R.: Frameless radiosurgery. In, S. J. Goetsch and A.A.F. De Salles (eds): Stereotactic Surgery and Radiosurgery, Medical Physics Publishing, Wisconsin, 17: , E Bodduluri, M., McCarthy J.M.: X-ray guided robotic radiosurgery for solid tumors. Industrial Robot Journal, H Chang S.D., Sakamoto, G.T.: The role of radiosurgery for hemangiopericytomas. Neurosurgical Focus, 14(5):article 14, H Chang, SD, Main, W., Martin, D.P., Gibbs, I.C., Heilbrun, M.P.: An analysis of the accuracy of the CyberKnife: a robotic frameless stereotactic radiosurgical system. Neurosurgery 52(1):140-7, Chang, S.D., Adler, J.R.: Current status and optimal use of radiosurgery. Oncology 15(2): , 2001 H Chang, S.D., Adler, J.R.: Robotics and Radiosurgery the CyberKnife. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 76: , Rev 01/03/04

2 E Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Lee, E., Adler, J.R.: Stereotactic radiosurgery and hypo-fractionated radiotherapy for residual or recurrent cranial base and cervical chordomas. Neurosurgical Focus 10(3), Article 5, Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Martin, D.P., Adler, J.R.: Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery. In, Petrovich, Z., Brady, L.W., Apuzzo, M.L., Bamberg, M. (eds): Medical Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg E Chang, S.D., Adler, J.R.: Current treatment of patients with multiple brain metastases. Neurosurgical Focus 9(2): Article 5, Chang, S.D., Martin, D.P., Adler, J.R.: Stereotactic Radiosurgery with the CyberKnife. In, M. Schulder (ed): The Handbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Marcel Dekker, New York, Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Martin, D.P., Hancock, S.L., Doty, J.R., Adler, J.R.: Image-guided robotic radiosurgery: Clinical and radiographic results with the CyberKnife. In, Alexander III, E., Kondziolka, D., Lindquist C., Loeffler, J.S., Smee, R. (eds): Radiosurgery 1999, Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, Basel, Switzerland, 3:23-33, H Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Doty, J.R., Adler, J.R.: Stereotactic radiosurgery: New innovations. In, Fisher III, W.S. (ed): Perspectives in Neurological Surgery, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 10(1): , H Chang, S.D., Tate, D.J., Goffinet, D.R., Martin, D.P., Adler, J.R.: Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Stereotactic Radiosurgical Boost following Fractionated Radiotherapy. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 73(1-4):64-67, H Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Geis, P., Martin, D.P., Hancock, S.L., Doty, J.R., Adler, J.R.: Clinical experience with image-guided robotic radiosurgery (the CyberKnife) in the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors. Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica 38 (11): , H Chang, S.D., Adler, J.R., Murphy, M.J.: Stereotactic radiosurgery of spinal lesions. In, Maciunas, R.J. (ed): Advanced Techniques in Central Nervous System Metastases, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge, IL, 19: , Chang, S.D., Martin, D.P., Adler, J.R.: Treatment of spinal AVMs and vascular tumors with frameless imaged-based radiosurgery. Journal of Neurosurgery 88 (1):201A, Chang, S.D., Murphy, M.J., Tombropoulos, R., Adler, J.R.: Robotic Radiosurgery. In, Alexander E.I., Maciunas, R.J. (eds): Advanced Neurosurgical Navigation, Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers, Inc., New York, pp , H Chenery, S.G.: Unique radiation safety aspects of a robotic linac for stereotactic radiosurgery. Health Physics of Radiation-Generating Machines, proceedings of 30th Midyear Topical Health Physics Society, McLean, VA, pp , Jan., Chenery, S.G., Massoudi, F., De Salles, A.A.F., Davis, D.M., Chehabi, H.H., Adler, J.R.: Clinical experience with the CyberKnife at Newport Radiosurgery Center. In, Alexander III, E., Kondziolka, D., Lindquist C., Loeffler, J.S., Smee, R. (eds): Radiosurgery 1999, Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, Basel, Switzerland, 3:34-40, H Chenery, S.G., Chehabi, H.H., Davis, D.M., Adler, J.R.: The CyberKnife: Beta system description and initial clinical results. Journal of Radiosurgery 1(4): , H Deguchi, K., Fukuiwa, T., Saito, K., Kurono, Y.: Application of CyberKnife for the treatment of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: A case report. International Journal of ORL & HNS, Auris Nasus Larynx 29(4): , 2002.

3 E Fuller, B.G., Kaplan, I.D., Adler, J.R., Cox, R.S., Bagshaw, M.A.: Stereotaxic radiosurgery for brain metastases: The importance of adjuvant whole brain irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 23(2): , Gerszten, P.C., Ozhasoglu, C., Burton, S.A., Vogel, W.J., Atkins, B.A., Welch, W.C., Kalnicki, S.: Radiosurgery for Spinal Lesions. Citation: European Journal of Cancer Supplements, 1(5);S151, E Gerszten, P.C., Ozhasoglu, C., Burton, S.A., Welch, W.C., Vogel, W.J., Atkins, B.A., Kalnicki, S.: CyberKnife frameless single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the sacrum. Neurosurgical Focus 15(2): article 7, E Gerszten, P.C., Ozhasoglu, C., Burton, S.A., Vogel, W.J., Atkins, B.A., Kalnicki, S., Welch, W.C.: CyberKnife frameless single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for benign tumors of the spine. Neurosurgical Focus 14(5): article 16, E Gerszten, P.C., Ozhasoglu, C., Burton, S.A., Kalnicki, S., Welch, W.C.: Feasibility of frameless singlefraction stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal lesions. Neurosurgical Focus 13(4):article 2, E Gibbs, I.C., Chang S.D.: Radiosurgery and radiotherapy for sacral tumors. Neurosurgical Focus, 15(2):article 8, E Guthrie, B.L., Adler, J.R.: Computer-assisted preoperative planning, interactive surgery, and frameless stereotaxy. Clinical Neurosurgery 38: , H Guthrie, B.L., Adler, J.R.: Frameless stereotaxy. Perspectives in Neurological Surgery 2(1):1-22, E Harada, K., Nishizaki, T., Adachi, N., Suzuki, M., Ito, H.: Pediatric acoustic schwannoma showing rapid regrowth with high proliferative activity. Childs Nerv Syst 16(3): , H King, C.R., Lehmann, J., Adler, J.R., Hai, J.: CyberKnife radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: rationale and technical feasibility. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 2(1):25-29, Le Q.T., Tate D., Koong A., Gibbs I.C., Chang S.D., Adler J.R., Pinto H.A., Terris D.J., Fee W.E., Goffinet D.R.: Improved local control with stereotactic radiosurgical boost in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56(4): , Lim M., Gibbs I.C., Adler, J.R., Martin, D.P., Chang, S.D.: The efficacy of linear accelerator stereotactic radiosurgery in treating glomus jugulare tumors. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 2(3): , H Mehta V.K., Le, Q.T., Chang, S.D., Chenery, S., Adler, J.R.: Image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery for lesions in proximity to the anterior visual pathways: a preliminary report. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 1(3):173-80, Murphy M.J.: Tracking moving organs in real time. Semin Radiat Oncol, 14(1):91-100, Jan Murphy, M.J., Chang, S.D., Gibbs I.C., Le Q.T., Hai J., Kim D., Martin D.P., Adler J.R. Jr.: Patterns of patient movement during frameless image-guided radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 55: , H Murphy, M.J.: Fiducial-based targeting accuracy for external-beam radiotherapy. Medical Physics 29(3): , H Murphy, M.J., Martin, D., Whyte, R., Hai, J., Ozhasoglu C., Le, Q.: The effectiveness of breath holding to stabilize lung and pancreas tumors during radiosurgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 53(2): , 2002.

4 E Murphy, M.J., Chang, S.D., Gibbs, I., Le, Q., Martin, D., Kim, D.: Treatment of spine metastases using image-guided radiosurgery. Neurosurgical Focus 11(6):Article 6, H Murphy, M.J., Adler, J.R., Bodduluri, M., Dooley, J., Forster, K., Hai, J., Le, Q., Luxton, G., Martin, D.P., Poen, J.: Image-guided radiosurgery for the spine and pancreas. Computer Aided Surgery 5(4):278-88, H Murphy, M.J.: The importance of computed tomography slice thickness in radiographic patient positioning for radiosurgery. Medical Physics 26(2): , H Murphy, M.J.: An automatic six-degree-of-freedom image registration algorithm for image-guided frameless stereotaxic radiosurgery. Medical Physics 24(6): , H Murphy, M.J., Cox, R.S.: The accuracy of dose localization for an image-guided frameless radiosurgery system. Medical Physics 23(12): , Murphy, M.J., Cox, R.S.: Frameless radiosurgery using real-time image correlation for beam targeting. Medical Physics 23(6): , Murphy M.J., Chang S.D., Gibbs I.C., Le Q.T., Hai J., Kim D., Martin D.P., Adler J.R. Jr.: Patterns of patient movement during frameless image-guided radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 55(5): , E Ozhasoglu, C., Murphy M.J.: Issues in respiratory motion compensation during external-beam radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 52(5): , Ponsky, L.E., Crownover, R.L, Rosen, M.J., Rodebaugh, R.F., Castilla, E.A., Brainard, J., Cherullo, E.E., Novick, A.C.: Initial evaluation of CyberKnife technology for extracorporeal renal tissue ablation. Urology 61(3): , E Quinn, A.M.: CyberKnife: a robotic radiosurgery system. Clin J Oncol Nurs 6(3):149,156, Romanelli, P., Heit, G., Chang, S.D., Martin, D., Pham, C., Adler, J.: CyberKnife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 81(1-4): , Ryu, S.I., Kim, D.H., Chang, S.D.: Stereotactic radiosurgery for hemangiomas and ependymomas of the spinal cord. Neurosurg Focus 15(5):Article 10, H Ryu, S.I., Chang, S.D., Kim, D.H., Murphy, M.J., Le, Q., Martin, D.P., Adler, J.R.: Image-guided hypo-fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery to spinal lesions. Neurosurgery, 49(4): , 2001 H Schweikard, A., Glosser, G., Bodduluri, M., Murphy, M.J., Adler, J.R.: Robotic motion compensation for respiratory movement during radiosurgery. Computer Aided Surgery 5(4):263-77, H Schweikard, A., Bodduluri, M., Adler, J.R.: Planning for camera-guided robotic radiosurgery. IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 14(6): , Schweikard, A., Adler, J.R.: Robotic radiosurgery with non-cylindrical collimators. Computer Aided Surgery 2: , H Schweikard, A., Adler, J.R., Latombe, J.C.: Motion planning in stereotaxic radiosurgery. In, Taylor, R.H., Lavellee, S., Burdea, G.C., Mosges R. (eds): Computer-Integrated Surgery, Technology and Clinical Applications 56: , MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, H Schweikard, A., Tombropoulos, R., Kavraki, L., Adler, J.R., Latombe, J.C.: Treatment planning for a radiosurgical system with general kinematics. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2:1720-7, Schweikard, A., Adler, J.R., Latombe, J.C.: Motion planning in stereotaxic radiosurgery. IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 9 (6): , 1993.

5 H Shimamoto, S., Inoue, T., Shimoi, H., Sumida, I., Yamada, Y., Tanaka, E., Inoue, T.: CyberKnife stereotactic irradiation for metastatic brain tumors. Radiation Medicine 20(6): , H Shiomi, H., Inoue, T., Nakamura, S., Inoue, T.: Quality assurance for an image-guided frameless radiosurgery system using radiochromic film. Radiation Medicine 18(2):107-13, E Takano, N., Saito, K. Tangoku, A., Oka, M.: Local therapy for Stage IV advanced breast cancer with brain metastasis: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 28(11):1783-6, (Japanese) E Tate, D.J., Adler, J.R., Chang, S.D., Marquez, S., Eulau, S.M., Fee, W.E., Pinto, H., Goffinet, D.R.: Stereotaxic radiosurgical boost following radiotherapy in primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Impact on local control. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Physics, 45(4): , E Tombropoulos, R., Adler, J.R., Latombe, J.C.: Carabeamer: A treatment planner for a robotic radiosurgical system with general kinematics. Journal of Medical Image Analysis, 3(3): , H Tombropoulos, R., Latombe, J.C., Adler, J.R.: Inverse treatment planning for the CyberKnife. In, Kondziolka, D. (ed): Radiosurgery 1997, S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 2: , E Webb, S.: Conformal intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) delivered by robotic linac conformality versus efficiency of dose delivery. Phys Med Biol, 45: , Whyte, R.I., Crownover, R., Murphy, M.J., Martin, D.P., Rice, T.W., DeCamp, M.M. Jr., Rodebaugh, R., Weinhous, M.S., Le, Q.T.: Stereotactic radiosurgery for lung tumors: Preliminary report of phase I trial. Ann Thoracic Surg 75(4): , Yamamoto, T., Teshima, T., Miyajima, S., Matsumoto, M., Shiomi, H., Inoue, T., Inoue T., Hirayama, H.: Monte Carlo calculation of depth doses for small field of CyberKnife. Radiation Medicine 20(6): , Internet Adler, John R. and Steven D. Chang. Radiosurgery using the CyberKnife technology. L.D. Lunsford (ed), Stereotactic Radiosurgery, YourDoctor.com E electronic copy available; H hardcopy available

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