Stereotactic radiosurgery using the gamma knife: Indications and results

Neurologist

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-52

  Kondziolka, Douglas ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^b   Flickinger, John C ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Brain tumor; Meningioma; Radiobiology; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042991321     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00127893-199701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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