USE OF PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING DATA IN PLANNING FOCAL RADIATION THERAPIES FOR BRAIN TUMORS

Advances in radiation therapy for malignant neoplasms have produced techniques such as Gamma Knife radiosurgery, capable of delivering an ablative dose to a specific, irregular volume of tissue. However, efficient use of these techniques requires the identification of a target volume that will produ...

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Main Authors: Edward E Graves, Andrea Pirzkall, Tracy R Mcknight, Daniel B Vigneron, David A Larson, Lynn J Verhey, Michael Mcdermott, Susan Chang, Sarah J Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Society for Stereology and Quantitative Image Analysis 2011-05-01
Series:Image Analysis and Stereology
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Online Access:http://www.ias-iss.org/ojs/IAS/article/view/697