The role of the Gamma Knife and PET in neuro-oncology

CME Cancer Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-8

  St George, E J ^b,c   Plowman, P N ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c London Radiosurgical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife radiosurgery; Neuro oncology; PET scanning

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOLIGAND;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRON; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IONIZING RADIATION; MICROSURGERY; POSITRON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036943660     PISSN: 14758075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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