Treatment with gamma knife versus stereotactic linear accelerator. Clinical results and the cost-effectiveness;GAMMA-KNIFE VERSUS STEREOTAKTISCHE LINEARBESCHLEUNIGERBESTRAHLUNG. DURCHFUHRUNG, KLINISCHER ERGEBNISSE UND KOSTEN-NUTZEN-RELATION

Radiologe

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-353

  Becker, G ^a   Kortmann, R ^a   Kaulich, Th W ^a   Duffner, F ^a   Bamberg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

conformation radiotherapy; convergent beam irradiation; gamma knife; linear accelerator; radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIS;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030012919     PISSN: 0033832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001170050081     Document Type: Article

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