Critical appraisal of RapidArc radiosurgery with flattening filter free photon beams for benign brain lesions in comparison to GammaKnife: a treatment planning study.

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Abacioglu U., Ozen Z., Yilmaz M., Arifoglu A., Gunhan B., Kayalilar N., ...More

Radiation oncology (London, England), vol.9, pp.119, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1748-717x-9-119
  • Journal Name: Radiation oncology (London, England)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.119
  • Keywords: SRS, RapidArc, GammaKnife, Schwannoma, Meningioma, VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC, SINGLE-FRACTION RADIOSURGERY, STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, KNIFE SURGERY, VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS, CRANIAL RADIOSURGERY, TREATMENT PLANS, SKULL BASE, RADIOTHERAPY, THERAPY
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the role of RapidArc (RA) for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) of benign brain lesions in comparison to GammaKnife (GK) based technique.