Bookedited by Jeremy C. Ganz.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Background knowledge in the early days
Ch. 2. Some physics from 550 BC and AD 1948
Ch. 3. Medical physics - particle accelerators - the beginning
Ch. 4. From particle accelerator to radiosurgery
Ch. 5. Stereotactic and radiosurgery concepts in Sweden
Ch. 6. Stereotactic and radiosurgery research in Sweden
Ch. 7. The journey from proton to gamma knife
Ch. 8. The earliest gamma unit patients
Ch. 9. Stockholm radiosurgery developing 1968-1982
Ch. 10. From Stockholm to Pittsburgh
Ch. 11. Changing times and early debates
Ch. 12. The development of dose planning
Ch. 13. Changing the gamma knife
Ch. 14. Conclusion and possible future trends
Index.