Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia utilizing the BrainLAB novalis system

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 407-412

  Zahra, Hadi ^a   Teh, Bin S ^b   Paulino, Arnold C ^b   Yoshor, Daniel ^a   Trask, Todd ^b   Baskin, David ^b   Butler, E Brian ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

BrainLAB novalis; LINAC; SRS; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Tic douloureux; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INDEX SCALE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSE; RATING SCALE; SIMULATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 74049118466     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460900800602     Document Type: Article

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