Stereotactic radiosurgery using the Leksell Gamma knife: Current trends and future directives

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 9, Issue , 2004, Pages 932-938

  Jawahar, Ajay ^a   Jawahar, Lisa L ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a   Sharp, Christopher D ^a   Warren, April ^a   Elrod, John W ^a   Jennings, Merilyn ^a   Alexander, J Steven ^a   Minagar, Alireza ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Indications; Leksell Gamma Knife; Results; Review; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN METASTASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EAR TUMOR; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; GAMMA RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY;

FORECASTING; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 2542469703     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/1294     Document Type: Review

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