Agenda

Cleveland Clinic Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ Upgrade Course (3 day course)

This course will begin at 8:15 AM on Monday and end at 3:30 PM on Wednesday. Return flights should not be scheduled before 5:30 PM on Wednesday. You MUST attend all lectures to receive a certificate of attendance.

Tuesday Highlights

• Evolution of Gamma Knife to Perfexion – Features and benefits
• Stereotactic Frame – Changes to Application and Use
• Perfexion Technical Description & Physics
• Radiation Safety
• Hands-on Perfexion Technical Description
  • Radiation Unit
  • Patient Positioning System
  • Control System
• Hands-on Perfexion Safety
  • Quality Assurance
  • Emergency Procedures
• Introduction to Leksell Gamma Plan PFX – Basic Workflow & Features
• Treatment According to Plan

Wednesday Highlights

• Frame Application & Imaging Demonstration
• Planning Demonstration
  • Current Indications
  • Clinical Evidence and Utilization
• Treatment Demonstration
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan PFX and Perfexion
  • Treatment Planning
  • Treatment Workflow
• Perfexion Planning Strategy
• Hands-on Perfexion - Clearance Procedures
• Dinner

Thursday Highlights

• Frame Application Demonstration
• Calibration and Practical Physics
• NRC regulations for Perfexion
• Hands-on Leksell Gamma Plan – TPSADMIN
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan PFX and Perfexion
  • Treatment Planning
  • Treatment Workflow
• Course Review
• Course Evaluation and Presentation of Certificates
• Adjourn

Cleveland Clinic Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ Introductory Course (5 day course)

This course will begin at 8:15 AM on Monday and end at 1:30 PM on Friday. Return flights should not be scheduled before 3:30 PM on Friday. You MUST attend all lectures to receive a certificate of attendance.

Monday Highlights

• Basic Principles of Radiosurgery
• Evolution of Gamma Knife to Perfexion
• Stereotactic Frame – Application and Use
• Radiosurgery Physics
• Hands-on Perfexion Technical Description
  • Radiation Unit
  • Patient Positioning System
  • Control System
• Hands-on Perfexion Safety
  • Quality Assurance
  • Emergency Procedures
• Introduction to Leksell Gamma Plan PFX - Basic Workflow & Features
• Nursing Issues

Tuesday Highlights

• Frame Application & Imaging Demonstration
• Normal Radiation Tissue Tolerances and Radiosurgery for Benign Tumors
• Basic Radiobiology
• Planning Demonstration
• Current Indications - Clinical Evidence and Utilization
• Treatment Demonstration
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan PFX and Perfexion
  • Treatment Planning
  • Treatment Workflow
• Perfexion Planning Strategy
• Hands-on Perfexion - Clearance Procedures
• Radiation Safety

Wednesday Highlights

• Frame Application Demonstration
• Lecture on Calibration and Practical Physics
• NRC regulations for Perfexion
• Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
• Radiosurgery for Gliomas
• Tour of Radiation Oncology or Harvey Cushing's Grave
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan PFX and Perfexion
  • Treatment Planning
  • Treatment Workflow
• Gamma Knife System Nuances

Thursday Highlights

• Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations
• AVM Planning Demonstration
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan PFX and Perfexion
  • Treatment Planning
  • Treatment Workflow
• Functional Neurosurgery and the Gamma Knife
• Stereotactic Image Distortion and Historical Errors
• Dinner

Friday Highlights

• Coding and Reimbursement –or- Commissioning of Gamma Knife
• Hands-on Leksell Gamma Plan – TPSADMIN
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan PFX and Perfexion
  • Treatment Planning
  • Treatment Workflow
• Course Review
• Course Evaluation and Presentation of Certificates
• Adjourn