• DocumentCode
    2857597
  • Title

    The output factors and end effect times for the Leksell Gamma Knife

  • Author

    Ekstrand, Kenneth E. ; Bourland, J. Daniel ; Hinson, William H.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Med., Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    3221
  • Abstract
    The output factors and end effect times have been measured for a Model B Leksell Gamma Knife. The measured output factors are in good agreement with the values recommended by the manufacturer
  • Keywords
    biomedical equipment; dosimetry; gamma-ray applications; radiation therapy; surgery; Leksell Gamma Knife; Model B helmet; dose rates; end effect times; output factors; radiosurgery; Biomedical applications of radiation; Collimators; Dosimetry; Equations; Imaging phantoms; Instruments; Ionization chambers; Manufacturing; Particle beams; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6465-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2000.901588
  • Filename
    901588
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2857597