Treatment planning for small complex-shape lesions and its experimental verification;Bestrahlungsplanung bei kleinen komplex-geformten läsionen und ihre experimentelle verifikation

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-21

  Jess Hempen, Anja ^a   Kreiner, Hans Jürg ^b   Heck, Bernd ^b   Wowra, Berndt ^a   Mack, Andreas ^a  

^a Neurochirurg Praxis P D D B W   (Germany)

^b GKS GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformity; Film dosimetry; Radiosurgery; System test

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FILM DOSIMETER; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0345270438     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0939-3889-00143     Document Type: Article

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