Optimization of the prescription isodose line for Gamma Knife radiosurgery using the shot within shot technique

BACKGROUND: This work explores how the choice of prescription isodose line (IDL) affects the dose gradient, target coverage, and treatment time for Gamma Knife radiosurgery when a smaller shot is encompassed within a larger shot at the same stereotactic coordinates (shot within shot technique). METH...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Perry B., Monterroso, Maria I., Yang, Fei, Mellon, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29178912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-017-0919-4

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