TLD measurements of the relative output factors for the Leksell Gamma Knife

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 150-158

  Yu, C ^a   Luxton, G ^a   Apuzzo, M L J ^a   Petrovich, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Gamma Knife; Output factor; Stereotactic radiosurgery; TLD

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURY; COLLIMATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0033381464     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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