A dual computed tomography linear accelerator unit for stereotactic radiation therapy: A new approach without cranially fixated stereotactic frames

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 587-592

  Uematsu, Minoru ^a   Fukui, Toshiharu ^a   Shioda, Akira ^a   Tokumitsu, Hideyuki ^a   Takai, Kenji ^a   Kojima, Tadaharu ^a   Asai, Yoshiko ^a   Kusano, Shoichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fractionated; Linear accelerator; Radiation therapy; Stereotactic; Treatment unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0030176082     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)80022-8     Document Type: Article

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