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Gamma Knife Surgery
Jeremy C. Ganz
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Description for Gamma Knife Surgery
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJCL1; MJN; MNB; MNN; PHVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 407.
This book attempts to combine many different threads into a comprehensible whole. Since the subject is the Gamma Knife and the author is a neurosurgeon, the field of clinical interest is restricted to intracranial pathology. The discipline of radiosurgery now applies to patients who may reasonably be referred by internists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, endocrinologists and several others. Some of the topics, touched upon, such as stereotaxy and the construction of a radio surgical instrument are unfamiliar to the majority of medical men. Other topics, such as those pertaining to the reactions between radiation and living tissue, are not exactly unfamiliar and ... Read more
This book attempts to combine many different threads into a comprehensible whole. Since the subject is the Gamma Knife and the author is a neurosurgeon, the field of clinical interest is restricted to intracranial pathology. The discipline of radiosurgery now applies to patients who may reasonably be referred by internists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, endocrinologists and several others. Some of the topics, touched upon, such as stereotaxy and the construction of a radio surgical instrument are unfamiliar to the majority of medical men. Other topics, such as those pertaining to the reactions between radiation and living tissue, are not exactly unfamiliar and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783709174173
SKU
V9783709174173
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99-15
Reviews for Gamma Knife Surgery
"... This book is very well structured and is a good introduction to stereotaxy and ionising radiation as treatment for specific intracranial lesions. It gives basic information necessary to understand the effect, indications and practical organization of a gamma knife intervention and makes it possible to respond to the patient's questions. ... is recommended for those who are performing or ... Read more