Experimental analysis of radiation dose distribution in radiosurgery II. Dose fall-off outside the target volume

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-142

  Massager, Nicolas ^a   Maris, Calliope ^a   Nissim, Ouzi ^a   Devriendt, Daniel ^a   Salmon, Isabelle ^a   Levivier, Marc ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dose fall off; Experimental radiosurgery; Gamma knife; Radiation penumbra; Radiobiology; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 62849097088     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209293     Document Type: Article

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