The gamma knife and its role in neurosurgery;Das gamma-knife im dienste der neurochirurgie

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 115-122

  Siegfried, J ^a   Haller, D ^b   Heinzel, F ^b   Landolt, A M ^b   Lomax, N ^b   Scheib, S ^b   Schubiger, O ^b   Wellis, G ^b  

^a KLINIK IM PARK   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWITZERLAND;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0032561944     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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