Immobilization precision of a modified GTC frame

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 12-19

  Winey, Brian ^a,b   Daartz, Juliane ^a,c   Dankers, Frank ^a,d   Bussière, Marc ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Patient setup; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866112558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i3.3690     Document Type: Article

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