Dosimetric comparison of stereotactic radiosurgery to intensity modulated radiotherapy

Radiation Oncology Investigations

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-25

  Kramer, Bradley A ^a   Wazer, David E ^a   Engler, Mark J ^a   Tsai, Jen San ^a   Ling, Marilyn N ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AVM; Dosimetry; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Intracranial neoplasms; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0031914314     PISSN: 10657541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6823(1998)6:1<18::AID-ROI3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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