title: Radiation properties of a miniature X-ray device for radiosurgery.
abstract: An alternative technology for performing interstitial intracranial radiosurgery is presented. Treatments are performed intraoperatively using a stereotactically mounted, miniature X-ray device. A concentrated, spherical pattern of X-rays is generated about the tip of a needle-like probe, which is inserted into the site of the lesion allowing the absorbed dose to healthy tissue to be minimized. A description of the device is given and results of investigations into the operating characteristics discussed.
authors: Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS Trust, UK.
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Biggs
authors: E S
authors: ES
authors: Thomson
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014965:X-Rays