Comparison of Miniature Multileaf Collimation (MMLC) with circular collimation for stereotactic treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 679-688

  Shiu, Almon S ^a   Kooy, Hanne M ^b   Ewton, James R ^a   Tung, Samuel S ^a   Wong, Jeremy ^a   Antes, Kyle ^a   Maor, Moshe H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Miniature multileaf collimator; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0030906531     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00507-X     Document Type: Article

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