The Department of Neurosurgery, in collaboration with the Radiation Oncology Service, performs stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of brain tumours.
With this technique, a large quantity of therapeutic radiation is deposited in a small, well-defined volume of intracranial tissue with a very low incidence of associated complications.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Brain tumour committee
The hospital has a Brain Tumour Committee made up by a multidisciplinary team of professionals (neurosurgery, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, radiation physicists, etc. ) that provide treatment, especially radiosurgery, for patients with very advanced brain and neurological tumours.
Radiosurgery
The IVO uses a particle (photon) accelerator as a source of radiant energy. These photons are deposited to cover all of the planned volume through a micromultileaf system that controls the passage of the radiation, so the treatment “fits” very closely with the three-dimensional limits of the lesion in question.
This sophisticated mechanism requires a special computer programming system called IPLAN by BrainLab©, which gathers the information from the diagnostic images (MRI + CT + PET) and allows specialists to calculate the spatial co-ordinates and dose with the precision that defines this kind of therapy. In order to do so, a BrainLab radiosurgical framework is placed around the patient’s head, to ensure accurate administration of the dose.
Neurosurgery Service Medical Team
Head of Service
Dr. Esteban Herminio Vega Torres
Head of Section
Dr. Felix Pastor Escartín
Associated Doctors
Dr. Juan Pablo Valencia Salazar
Dra. Marta María Quirós Martí