Open AccessStereotactic Radiosurgery: Instrumentation and Theoretical Aspects--Part 1.
Author(s) -
Joseph Chen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/04-075
Subject(s) - radiosurgery , medicine , medical physics , instrumentation (computer programming) , radiology , computer science , radiation therapy , operating system
In the five decades since its introduction as a concept, radiosurgery has been technically refined to the point where it has revolutionized many aspects of treating central nervous system disease.This article reviews the technical basis of stereotactic radiosurgery as well as the radiobiologic principles underlying its use.
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