Development of a Stereotactic Device for Gamma Knife Irradiation of Small Animals
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Chung, Hyun-Tai
(Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Chung, Young-Seob (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Gyu (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Paek, Sun-Ha (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Cho, Keun-Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongguk University International Hospital) |
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