Helical TomoTherapy versus sterotactic Gamma Knife radiosurgery in the treatment of single and multiple brain tumors: A dosimetric comparison

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 27-41

  Kumar, Tushar ^a   Rakowski, Joseph ^a   Zhao, Bo ^a   Alkhafaji, Mazin ^a   Burmeister, Jacob ^a   Austin, Tammy ^a   Vlachaki, Maria ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Gamma knife; TomoTherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650049284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i4.3245     Document Type: Article

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