Monte Carlo calculated output factors of a Leksell Gamma Knife unit

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1999, Pages

  Cheung, Joel Y C ^a,b   Yu, K N ^b   Ho, Robert T K ^a   Yu, C P ^a  

^a Canossa Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COLLIMATOR; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SIMULATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0032762524     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/12/401     Document Type: Article

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