Is smaller better? Comparison of 3-mm and 5-mm leaf size for stereotactic radiosurgery: A dosimetric study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Chern, Shyh shi ^a   Leavitt, Dennis D ^a   Jensen, Randy L ^a   Shrieve, Dennis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic conformal arc SRS; Multileaf collimator; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

DYNAMIC CONFORMAL ARC SRS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR (MLC); STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

SURGERY;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MALE; MELANOMA; MENINGIOMA; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33750357025     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.04.061     Document Type: Article

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