Gamma knife surgery compared with linac-based radiosurgery systems in the treatment of intracranial lesions or tumours and functional neurosurgery a review of the precision, accuracy, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and guidelines
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a noninvasive treatment for a variety of intracranial lesions. Unlike conventional radiation therapy or whole brain radiotherapy, SRS is designed to focus a radiation dose on a predefined target while minimizing the radioactive dose outside of the target. The advan...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Ottawa]
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
11 March 2014, 2014
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| Series: | Rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references