The clinical application of plugging patterns for the Leksell gamma knife

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 579-581

  Vaughan, Paul ^a   Hampshire, Anna ^a   Soanes, Tracy ^a   Kemeny, Andras ^a   Radatz, Matthias ^a   Rowe, Jeremy ^a   Walton, Lee ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformal therapy; Gamma knife; Plugging template; Radiosurgery; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARDIZATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 0036894623     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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