Effect of image uncertainty on the dosimetry of trigeminal neuralgia irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1559-1567

  Jursinic, Paul A ^a,b   Rickert, Kim ^a   Gennarelli, Thomas A ^a   Schultz, Christopher J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography imaging; Gamma knife; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

GAMMA-KNIFE TREATMENT; IMAGE UNCERTAINTY; MORBIDITY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE (TGN);

IRRADIATION;

COPPER;

ANALGESIA; ANGIOGRAPHY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 22144497681     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.01.059     Document Type: Article

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