Published November 16, 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiation techniques for the 21st century

  • 1. British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver Cancer Centre, Radiation Therapy Program, Vancouver, BC (Canada)

Description

Precision radiotherapy has existed since the 1950's in the form of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) which is the accurate delivery of a single fraction of radiation to stereotactically defined intracranial targets. The cost of commercial systems are high as are the costs of medical physics support because of the time involved in commissioning these systems, quality assurance and treatment planning

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
Journal Volume
161
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1292
ISSN
0820-3946

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Notes
3 refs., 1 fig.