Radiation properties of a miniature X-ray device for radiosurgery
- 1 June 1996
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 69 (822) , 544-547
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-69-822-544
Abstract
An alternative technology for performing interstitial intracranial radiosurgery is presented. Treatments are performed intraoperatively using a stereotactically mounted, miniature X-ray device. A concentrated, spherical pattern of X-rays is generated about the tip of a needle-like probe, which is inserted into the site of the lesion allowing the absorbed dose to healthy tissue to be minimized. A description of the device is given and results of investigations into the operating characteristics discussed.Keywords
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