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Gamma Knife is a stereotactic radiosurgery machine that delivers focused, high dose of radiation to targets in the brain. Usually tumors of 3–4 cm are the ones best treated with SRS with minimal damage to surrounding brain tissue. This chapter deals with the evolution, indications, technique, planning, and quality assurance of Gamma Knife radiosurgery.

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Renu Madan

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  1. National Cancer Institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

    Supriya Mallick

  2. Professor, Head NCI-India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

    Goura K. Rath

  3. Senior Resident, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

    Rony Benson

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Madan, R. (2020). Gamma Knife. In: Mallick, S., Rath, G., Benson, R. (eds) Practical Radiation Oncology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0073-2_8

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