Application Detail

Status

Closed

Description of Medical Service

Single dose stereotactic radiosurgery delivers focused radiation beams to targets in the brain. 201 individual radiation sources (cobalt 60) are positioned in a hemisphere so that the beams converge at a single focal point. The shape of the dose distribution is planned so at to cover the target, while aiming to minimise the effect on the surrounding healthy tissue.

Description of Medical Condition

Stereotactic radiosurgery is intended to treat malignant and benign intracranial conditions. The specific indications are:

1. cerebral metastases
2. arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
3. benign intracranial tumours
   1. acoustic neuroma
   2. meningioma
   3. pituitary tumours
4. primary malignant intracranial tumours.

Reason for Application

-

Medical Service Type

-

Previous Application Number

Not Applicable

Associated Documentation

Application Form

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PICO Confirmation

13 December 2012
Final Decision Analytic Protocol (DAP) (PDF 782 KB)
Final Decision Analytic Protocol (DAP) (Word 1223 KB)

Assessment Report

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Public Summary Document

1194 - Public Summary Document (PDF 885 KB)
1194 - Public Summary Document (Word 605 KB)

Meetings for this Application

PASC

16 to 17 August 2012
13 December 2012

ESC

12 to 13 June 2014
11 to 12 June 2015

MSAC

30 to 31 July 2015