Application of polymer gel dosimetry in gamma knife radiosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 556-562

  Novotný Jr , Josef ^a,b   Novotný, Josef ^a,b   Spěváček, Václav ^a,b   Dvořák, Pavel ^a,b   Cechák, Tomáš ^a,b   Liščák, Roman ^a,b   Brožek, Gustav ^a,b   Tintěra, Jaroslav ^a,b   Vymazal, Josef ^a,b  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Polymer gel dosimeter; Quality assurance; Rat; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GEOMETRY; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036895815     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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