International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 79, Issue 5 , Pages 1580-1587 , 1 April 2011

Determination of the Absorbed Dose Rate to Water for the 18-mm Helmet of a Gamma Knife

  • Hyun-Tai Chung, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Youngho Park, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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  • Sangil Hyun, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Nanotechnology Lab, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul, Korea
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  • Yongsoo Choi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Liberal Arts and Basic Science, Hankyung National University, Anseong, Korea
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  • Gi Hong Kim, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Dong Gyu Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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  • Kook Jin Chun, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Ionizing Radiation, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejon, Korea
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kook Jin Chun, Ph.D., Center for Ionizing Radiation, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, P.O. Box 102 Yuseong Daejon 305-340 South Korea. Tel: +8242-868-5374; Fax: +8242-868-5671

Received 22 September 2009 ,Revised 16 April 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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 Supported by Nuclear Research & Development Program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) M800-20090066 and 20090078163.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(10)00762-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.05.039

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 79, Issue 5 , Pages 1580-1587 , 1 April 2011

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