title: [Linac-knives].
abstract: Stereotactic radiotherapy using linear accelerators (Linac-knives) is a promising approach for treatment of metastatic brain tumors, arterio-venous malformations, and benign brain tumors. The advantages of the linac-knife over the Gamma knife are its capacity for stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy and to extend the indication for head and neck tumors and cervical spinal tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shirato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isu
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*