The History of Linac Radiosurgery

The origins of SRS begin with cross-fired radiation beams in the early 1900s followed by early stereotactic neurosurgery in the 1930s. The first Linac-based SRS treatments were performed by neurosurgeons Betti in 1982 and Colombo in 1983 preceded by the pioneering work of Leksell in the 1950s. With thousands of SRS capable or dedicated linac-based […]