An evaluation of the accuracy of magnetic-resonance-guided Gamma Knife surgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Guo, W Y ^a   Chu, W C ^b   Wu, M C ^b   Chung, W Y ^a   Gwan, W P ^b   Lee, Y L ^b   Pan, H C ^a   Chang, C Y ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

dosimeter gel; Gamma Knife radiosurgery; stereotactic magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EVALUATION STUDIES; GELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 12644268209     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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