{"id":18427,"date":"2025-03-28T14:37:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiochirurgiezapx-lariboisiere.com\/patients\/preparing-for-treatment\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:17:29","slug":"preparing-for-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.radiochirurgiezapx-lariboisiere.com\/en\/patients\/preparing-for-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18427\" class=\"elementor elementor-18427 elementor-14671\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1efba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef1efba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d412abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d412abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\nBefore treatment begins, a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT) corresponding to the patient\u2019s condition confirms and validates the indication for radiosurgery treatment.\n<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<p>\nThe patient is then seen in consultation to explain the reasons for the treatment, how it will be performed, and its potential benefits and risks.\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">\nA support session is offered by a medical radiologic technologist to explain the different steps of the treatment pathway.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nThe team schedules the imaging examinations required for treatment. These always include at least:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n  <li>A planning CT scan with the creation of a custom thermoplastic mask to position the head exactly as it will be during treatment;<\/li>\n  <li>An MRI with specific sequences, performed for most patients;<\/li>\n  <li>An angiography (X-ray of the arteries), which is required for cases involving cerebral arteriovenous malformations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<em>\nExcept for angiography, all these examinations are performed on an outpatient basis, without hospitalization.\n<\/em>\n\n<p>\nThe team at the Paris Nord Radiosurgery Center collects the imaging data and imports it into dedicated planning software. These tools allow physicians to outline and define both the area to be treated and the regions of the brain that must be preserved.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nOnce this medical validation is completed, medical physicists perform the \u201cdosimetry,\u201d meaning the precise definition of the radiation doses to be delivered during treatment, taking into account the constraints established during contouring.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nThe patient is then invited to come to the center for the treatment sessions.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nDepending on the medical indication, the treatment may consist of a single session (single-fraction) or multiple sessions (multi-fraction).\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nPatient setup for treatment is quick, using the thermoplastic mask created during the planning CT scan. The duration of each session varies depending on the condition being treated, but is most often less than 30 minutes. The treatment is completely painless, and music is offered during the session. The patient can return home immediately, without hospitalization between sessions.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nBecause the effects of radiation occur gradually, there are generally no immediate side effects \u2014 or only very mild ones \u2014 such as fatigue or transient neurological symptoms.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nFinally, a post-treatment consultation is conducted by the center\u2019s physician.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before treatment begins, a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT) corresponding to the patient\u2019s condition confirms and validates the indication for radiosurgery treatment. 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