Optimization of gamma knife radiosurgery [PDF]
, 2000 The Gamma Knife is a highly specialized treatment unit that pro- vides an advanced stereotactic approach to the treatment of tumors, vascular malformations, and pain disorders within the head.
Michael C. Ferris, David M. Shepard
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Gamma knife radiosurgery: Making lives merrier for refractory trigeminal neuralgia
Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2016 Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic Dolorex, is a unilateral paroxysmal lancinating pain affecting one or more of the branches of the trigeminal nerve.
Raj Kumar Badam +3 more
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Quality assurance in stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy according to DIN 6875-1 [PDF]
, 2004 The new DIN (' Deutsche Industrie- Norm') 6875- 1, which is currently being finalised, deals with quality assurance ( QA) criteria and tests methods for linear accelerator and Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery/ radiotherapy including treatment ...
Wolff, R. +13 more
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Treatment of epidermoid tumors with gamma knife radiosurgery: case series [PDF]
, 2016 Epidermoid tumors (ETs) are benign lesions that are treated mainly by means of surgical resection, with overall good results. External beam radiotherapy is an alternative treatment for those recurrent tumors, in which a second surgery might not be the
Diez de Medina, Juan C. +3 more
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia at Aizawa Hospital [PDF]
, 2011 The purpose of this retrospective study was to better understand the outcome of gamma knife radiosurgery in patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.
小山, 徹
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Gamma knife radiosurgery of tentorial meningiomas
, 2011 Objective: Tentorial meningiomas are complex lesions that may not always be completely resected without significant morbidity or mortality. In this study, we evaluate the outcomes of tentorial meningiomas treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS ...
Nguyen, James H. +5 more
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Recurrent malignant melanoma of the palate successfully treated by gamma knife radiosurgery [PDF]
, 2013 The prognosis of oral malignant melanoma is reported to be extremely poor. In this report, a patient with recurrent oral melanoma in the skull base that was successfully treated by gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) is described.
Kawakita, Akiko +7 more
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Metastatic Brain Tumors ―Study of 500 Cases with Cerebral Metastases from Major Primary Cancers [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the outcome of gamma knife radiosurgery in a variety of patients including relatively poor-risk patients with multiple or large brain metastases.
田中, 清明, 小山, 徹
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Patient perception of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery through twitter and instagram
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2018 Background: This study evaluated social media to better understand the patient experience regarding Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery. Methods: Twitter and Instagram posts were queried to identify relevant posts.
Rachel Jacobs +4 more
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The effect of fractionated gamma knife radiosurgery on visual acuity in patients with optic nerve tumor [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) method has been considered the first-line treatment option to treat patients involved with pre-optic nerve tumors.
Teimouri, Javad; Iran Gamma Knife Center, Tehran, Iran +5 more
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