Principle and Clinical Application of Body Gamma Knife Treatment

Author: Sun Shouqi, Li Hongbin
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive discussion on the principles and clinical applications of body gamma knife. It focuses on introducing the structural principles of the body gamma knife, the fundamentals of radiophysics, the fundamentals of radiobiology, and preliminary clinical applications. To better meet the needs of clinical practice, the authors provide detailed explanations of relevant technical details, treatment planning, and principles of optimization evaluation. The clinical application section includes numerous case studies and illustrations. The book is rich in content, easy to understand, and highly practical. It offers significant help and reference value for stereotactic radiotherapy currently emerging in China, especially for body gamma knife and body X-knife treatments. This book can serve as a reference for medical professionals working in radiosurgery, radiotherapy, oncology, as well as researchers and students engaged in tumor radiobiology, radiophysics teaching, and medical schools.