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Fetal Dose Evaluation for Pregnant Patients on Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion/Icon.

Lucie HamáčkováJosef NovotnýGabriela ŠimonováRoman LiščákTomáš Chytka
Published in: Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery (2024)
The measurement carried on phantom served as the base for drafting informed consent and provided initial proof that treatment can be safely delivered. Measurements performed on patients only confirmed that irradiation of pregnant patients on Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion/Icon is safe relative to the deterministic effects. Nevertheless, pregnant patients should be treated with ionizing radiation only in very extraordinary situations.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance