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ArticleJournal of radiosurgery and SBRT2011

Radiosurgery technology development and use.

Sanford L Meeks, Jason Pukala, Naren Ramakrishna, Twyla R Willoughby, Francis J Bova

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Article in Journal of radiosurgery and SBRT, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sanford L MeeksDepartment of Radiation Oncology M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA.
Jason PukalaDepartment of Radiation Oncology M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA.
Naren RamakrishnaDepartment of Radiation Oncology M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA.
Twyla R WilloughbyDepartment of Radiation Oncology M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA.
Francis J BovaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiosurgery first became a clinical option in the 1960's because of the Gamma Knife, and the technology proliferated in the 1980's due to the availability of linear accelerator radiosurgery. The technology has continued to develop with both Gamma Knife and linac radiosurgery due primarily to advances in computer technology and robotic automation. Many of these advances include planning systems that enhance the conformity of the dose distribution, and delivery systems that can more safely and efficiently delivery these more complex treatment plans. This manuscript details the evolution of technologies in stereotactic localization and delivery for intracranial radiosurgery.

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Gamma KnifeSterotactic radiosurgery

Identifiers

PMID29296294
PMCPMC5658896

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