Significance of different conformity indices for evaluation of radiosurgery treatment plans for vestibular schwannomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 334-340

  Surber, Gunnar ^a   Hamm, Klaus ^a   Kleinert, Gabriele ^a  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformity; Conformity index; Novalis; Prescription isodose; Radiosurgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 7244221502     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/sup.2004.101.supplement3.0334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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