Comparison of radiosurgery treatment modalities based on physical dose distributions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 497-505

  Verhey, Lynn J ^a   Smith, Vernon ^a   Serago, Christopher F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose comparisons; Photons; Protons; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032518343     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00720-7     Document Type: Article

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