5. Radiosurgery techniques and current devices

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 50-67

  Niranjan, A ^a   Maitz, A ^a   Lunsford, A ^a   Gerszten, P ^a   Flickinger, J ^a   Kondziolka, D ^a   Lunsford, L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYBERNETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOSURGERY; SPINE DISEASE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYNCHROTRON;

CYBERNETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOSURGERY; SPINAL DISEASES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SYNCHROTRONS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34447559858     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000100095     Document Type: Article

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