Mechanical malfunction of the Leksell Gamma Knife during patient treatment

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Luxton, G ^a   Yu, C ^a   Petrovich, Z ^a   Zelman, V ^a   Zee, C S ^a   Machovec, D J ^a   LeMay, D ^a   Apuzzo, M L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife; Malfunction; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOSURGERY; RETREATMENT;

EID: 0029907671     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099665     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. Lunsford LD, Flickinger J, Lindner G. Maitz A: Stereotactic radiosurgery of the brain using the first United States 201 cobalt-60 source Gamma Knife. Neurosurgery 1989;24:151-158.
2. Flickinger JC, Maitz A, Kalend A, Lunsford LD, Wu A. Treatment volume shaping with selective beam blocking using the Leksell gamma unit. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1990;19 783-789.