The option of Linac-based radiosurgery in a Gamma Knife radiosurgery center

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 968-972

  Stern, Robin L ^a   Perks, Julian R ^a   Pappas, Conrad T ^a,b   Boggan, James E ^a   Chen, Allan Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Gamma Knife; Linear accelerator; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLIOMA; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGIOMA; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 54049130385     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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