Study on dosimetric parameters for stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Sankaranarayanan, V ^a   Ganesan, S ^b   Oommen, S ^a   Padmanaban, T K ^a   Stumpf, J ^a   Ayyangar, K M ^c  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformity; IMRT; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0037496218     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(02)00238-8     Document Type: Article

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