Evaluation of geometric and dosimetric inaccuracies of stereotactic irradiation in the rat brain

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 57-74

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

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dosimetry, in vivo; Epilepsy; Gamma Knife; Leksell Gamma Knife; Polymer gel dosimetry; Rat brain; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

GLASS; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GEL; GEOMETRY; IMPLANTATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RAT; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALIBRATION; GELS; MALE; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037719744     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070102     Document Type: Article

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