Transportation dose and doses to extracranial sites during stereotactic radiosurgery with the Leksell Gamma knife

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 170-183

  Novotný Jr , Josef ^a   Novotný, Josef ^a   Hobzová, Lenka ^b   Šimonová, Gabriela ^a   Liščák, Roman ^a   Vladyka, Vilibald ^a  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute of Hygiene   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Deterministic and stochastic effects; Dosimetry; Leksell Gamma knife; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Transportation dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; HUMAN; IONIZATION; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMEN; BREAST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 12644295076     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099686     Document Type: Article

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