A method of preplanning for guided medical procedures includes obtaining a
first 3D diagnostic dataset for a region of interest of a subject. This
first dataset can be a non-stereotactic dataset and provide sufficient
contrast to identify target tissue in the region of interest. A treatment
preplan is developed to treat the target tissue using the first dataset
exclusive of stereotactic data. The treatment preplan includes placement
locations for a plurality of initial radiation beams and their respective
dose intensities. A second, stereotactic 3D dataset can be obtained for
the region of interest. A registered dataset can then be created by
registering the first dataset to the second dataset. The treatment
preplan can be modified using data associated with the registering step
to generate a stereotactic treatment plan including a plurality of
radiation treatment beams with respective placement positions based on
the registered dataset to treat the target tissue.