Dosimetric results from a feasibility study of a novel radiosurgical source for irradiation of intracranial metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 443-450

  Douglas, Robert M ^a   Beatty, John ^a   Gall, Kenneth ^a   Valenzuela, Raul F ^a   Biggs, Peter ^a   Okunieff, Paul ^a   Pardo, Francisco S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Brain metastases; Interstitial radiosurgery; Photonic radiosurgical system; Stereotactic techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MELANOMA; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0030249380     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00293-3     Document Type: Article

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