Dosimetric characteristics of the small diameter brainLAB™ cones used for stereotactic radiosurgery

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-13

  Khelashvili, Gocha ^a   Chu, James ^b   Diaz, Aidnag ^b   Turian, Julius ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Small field dosimetry; SRS cones; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860728331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i1.3610     Document Type: Article

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