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			<journal>
			<title>Iranian Journal of Medical Physics</title>
			<title_fa></title_fa>
			<short_title>Iran J Med Phys</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn></journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2345-3672</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
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			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2005</year>
				<month>6</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>2</volume>
			<number>2</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Development of A Head Docking Device for Linac-based Stereotactic Radiosurgery System to be Installed on Neptun 10 PC Linac</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
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				<content_type>Original Paper</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[Introduction:  Stereotactic  radiosurgery  is  a  technique  for  the  treatment  of  intracranial  lesions  with  highly  collimated  x-ray  beam.  Linac-based  radiosurgery  is  currently  performed  by  two  techniques:  couch or pedestal mounted. In the first technique, a device is required to affix patient&#039;s head to a couch  and  moreover  to  translate  it  accurately.  Structure  of  such  a  device  constructed  by  the  authors  in  addition to the acceptance test which was performed to evaluate the device has been described in this  article.  Materials and Methods:  A head docking device has been designed and constructed according to the  geometry of linac&#039;s couch and desired functions. The device is completely made from aluminum and  consists  of  four  major  components:  attachment  bar,  lower  structure  with  four  movements,  upper  structure with two movements equipped with a lock, two handles and a mounting ring for stereotactic  frame. Translating accuracy, mechanical stability and isocentric accuracy were assessed in the frame of  acceptance test.  Results:  Translating  accuracy,  mechanical  stability  and  isocentric  accuracy  within  95%  confidence  intervals were found to be 1, 1.64 and 3.2 mm, respectively.  Discussion and Conclusion: According to AAPM report no.54 recommendation head docking device  should translate head with accuracy of 1 mm, the property which was met by the constructed device.  Moreover  considering  the  measured  isocentric  accuracy,  encompassing  mechanical  stability,  constructed device can confidently be used in stereotactic treatment.  ]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Stereotactic radiosurgery, head docking device, translating accuracy, mechanical stability</keyword>
				<start_page>27</start_page>
				<end_page>34</end_page>
				<web_url>https://ijmp.mums.ac.ir/article_8110.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>A.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Khoshbin Khoshnazar</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email></email>
				<code>33064</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Assistant Professor, Medical Physics Dept., Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>M. T.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Bahreyni Toosi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email></email>
				<code>33065</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Professor, Medical Physics Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical 
Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>A.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Hashemian</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email></email>
				<code>33066</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Assistant Professor, Medical Physics Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of 
Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>M. H.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Bahreyni Toosi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email></email>
				<code>33067</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Professor, Medical Physics Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical 
Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>R.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Salek</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email></email>
				<code>33068</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Dept., Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical 
Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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