Treatment planning of stereotactic convergent gamma-ray irradiation using Co-60 sources.
The basic features of the convergent Co-60 gamma-ray unit, known as Gamma Knife and the standard procedures of treatment planning for various cases in general have been described in details. The new generation of the rotating gamma system and the future clinical applications are briefly mentioned.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA.
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D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes