Radiation-induced epilation due to couch transit dose for the Leksell Gamma Knife model C

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1134-1139

  Bradford, Carla D ^a   Morabito, Brian ^a   Shearer, Douglas R ^a,b   Norén, Georg ^a,b   Chougule, Prakash ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Epilation; Fractionation; Gamma Knife; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

TREATMENT PLANNING;

NEUROLOGY;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HAIR LOSS; HELMET; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SCALP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSURGERY; SCALP;

EID: 0037111192     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03025-0     Document Type: Article

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