Integration of the metabolic data of positron emission tomography in the dosimetry planning of radiosurgery with the gamma knife: Early experience with brain tumors. Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Levivier, M ^a   Wikier, D ^a   Goldman, S ^a   David, P ^a   Metens, T ^a   Massager, N ^a   Gerosa, M ^a   Devriendt, D ^a   Desmedt, F ^a   Simon, S ^a   Van Houtte, P ^a   Brotchi, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Glioma; Metabolism; Metastasis; Positron emission tomography; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BRAIN TUMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHANTOM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034433550     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.supplement_3.0233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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