Computational model for the estimation of the extracranial doses received during Leksell gamma knife model C treatment

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 14-18

  Majali, Mustafa ^a   Novotny, Josef ^a   Novotny Jr , Josef ^b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Extracranial dose; Leksell gamma knife; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROSURGERY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING; BREAST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; OVARY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSURGERY; STATISTICS; STERNUM; THYROID GLAND;

BREAST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; STERNUM; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 13744263239     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0014     Document Type: Article

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