A simple method of independent treatment time verification in gamma knife radiosurgery using integral dose

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3337-3344

  Jin, Jian Yue ^a,b   Drzymala, Robert ^a   Li, Zuofeng ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); PATIENT MONITORING; SOFTWARE TESTING; SPREADSHEETS;

CORRECTION FACTORS; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; MEASUREMENT DATA; SPREADSHEET PROGRAM; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANS; TREATMENT TIME;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GEOMETRY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 11244288236     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1824192     Document Type: Article

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