Intercomparison of Dose Distribution between Gamma Knife and C-arm-mounted Linac

Radiation Medicine - Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 178-182

  Nakagawa, Keiichi ^a   Tago, Masao ^b   Shibata, Kouji ^b   Nakamura, Naoki ^b   Yamashita, Hideomi ^b   Shiraishi, Kenshiro ^b   Terahara, Atsuro ^b   Kato, Daiki ^b   Kato, Shinsuke ^b   Hosoi, Yoshio ^b   Shin, Masahiro ^b   Ohtomo, Kuni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

C arm linac; Dose distribution; Gamma Knife; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; DEVICE; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; ROTATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 10744229849     PISSN: 02882043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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