Linac stereotactic radiosurgery of the resection cavity following surgical removal of brain metastasis: A brief report

Radiosurgery

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages 268-275

  Kanner, Andrew A ^a   Levita, Moshe ^a   Schifter, Dan ^a   Ram, Zvi ^a   Corn, Benjamin W ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 77949400525     PISSN: 10242651     EISSN: 16623940     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000288738     Document Type: Article

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