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Gentlemen (and ladies), choose your weapons: Gamma knife vs. linear accelerator radiosurgery
Volker W Stieber1, J Daniel Bourland, Wolfgang A Tome
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1030, USA. vstieber@wfubmc.edu
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
|April 12, 2003
Abstract:
This article compares and contrasts Gamma Knife radiosurgery with linear accelerator-based radiosurgery; where appropriate, Cyberknife technology is discussed. Topics covered are: positioning of the head (invasive versus non-invasive positioning systems); collimator construction; beam properties; beam arrangements; treatment planning; and issues regarding manpower (including a discussion of patient repositioning during treatment), machine availability, and financial considerations.