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Target and peripheral dose from radiation sector motions accompanying couch repositioning of patient coordinates with the Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ Cover

Target and peripheral dose from radiation sector motions accompanying couch repositioning of patient coordinates with the Gamma Knife® Perfexion™

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 45 (2011): Issue 2 (June 2011)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-011-0012-9 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 132 - 142
Published on: Apr 23, 2011
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
gamma knife,
perfexion,
shutter effect,
stereotactic radiosurgery,
dosimetry
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Radiology

© 2011 Tuan-Anh Tran, Vincent Wu, Harish Malhotra, James Steinman, Dheerendra Prasad, Matthew Podgorsak, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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