Variable dose interplay effects across radiosurgical apparatus in treating multiple brain metastases

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1079-1086

  Ma, Lijun ^a   Nichol, Alan ^b   Hossain, Sabbir ^c   Wang, Brian ^d   Petti, Paula ^e   Vellani, Rosemin ^b   Higby, Chris ^c   Ahmad, Salahuddin ^c   Barani, Igor ^a   Shrieve, Dennis C ^f   Larson, David A ^a,e   Sahgal, Arjun ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^e Washington Fremont Hospital Gamma Knife Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Gamma Knife; Intensity modulation; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84939895571     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-014-1001-4     Document Type: Article

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