Effects of titanium mesh implant on dosimetry during gamma knife radiosurgery

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 54-61

  Rakowski, Joseph T ^a   Chin, Karen ^a   Mittal, Sandeep ^b  

^a Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery   (United States)

^b KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

GAFCHROMIC film; Radiosurgery dosimetry; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Titanium cranioplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867096008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i5.3833     Document Type: Article

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