Gentlemen (and Ladies), Choose Your Weapons: Gamma Knife Vs. Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery

Overview

Journal Technol Cancer Res Treat

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Oncology
Pharmacology

Date 2003 Apr 12

PMID 12680787

Citations 11

Authors

Volker W Stieber

J Daniel Bourland

Wolfgang A Tome

Minesh P Mehta

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Abstract

This article compares and contrasts Gamma Knife radiosurgery with linear accelerator-based radiosurgery; where appropriate, Cyberknife technology is discussed. Topics covered are: positioning of the head (invasive versus non-invasive positioning systems); collimator construction; beam properties; beam arrangements; treatment planning; and issues regarding manpower (including a discussion of patient repositioning during treatment), machine availability, and financial considerations.

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