Results of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy with linear accelerator

Journal of JASTRO

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-35

  Aoki, Masahiko ^a   Watanabe, Sadao ^a   Mariya, Yasushi ^b   Tarusawa, Nobuko ^b   Fukuda, Eiko ^b   Anbai, Akira ^a   Basaki, Kiyoshi ^b   Matsukura, Hiroaki ^b   Kattou, Keiichi ^c   Abe, Yoshinao ^b  

^a AOMORI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Aomori Worker s Accident Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Fractionation; Linear accelerator; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544446501     PISSN: 10409564     EISSN: 18819885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11182/jastro1989.9.25     Document Type: Article

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