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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 18 Discussion on technical issues related to Gamma Knife Abstract Full-text for the percentage depth dose, radiation safety, esophageal cancer treatment, the treatment volume and other technical problems, ranging from radiation physics and clinical applications of gamma knife controversy. Keywords: Stereotactic radiotherapy Gamma Knife, 39-year-old, global installation of nearly 400 gamma knife treatment of more than 580,000 the number of patients. 1993 Gamma introduced into China since the constant criticism. In the 90’s, criticism focused on the head gamma knife. Now, it again into the body of gamma knife. As China’s FDA licensed the first time the United States and exported to the United States, access to national scientific and technological progress second prize, with completely independent intellectual property rights of large high-tech medical equipment, the current clinical application of gamma knife more prominent problems include: (1) Individual Treatment Center arbitrarily expand the indications for the purpose of profit, resulting in abuse of Gamma Knife. (2) without the rigorous training on the hasty appointment or do not operate in strict accordance with procedures, resulting in medical disputes and accidents. (3) There are a number of Gamma Knife practitioners who has scanty knowledge of the radiation therapy, but the sea boast Gamma Knife “magic” capability. However, some criticism, there are indeed open to question. For example, authors propose: “Foreign Body Gamma Knife is not the concept, only China has a” [1]. Overseas, the Ministry of gamma knife is not to deny the body, with the current national advocate of “enhancing capability of independent innovation and building innovation-oriented country,” contrary to the spirit. In this paper, from the following technical issues, to discuss the gamma knife controversy. A percentage depth dose and dose of the clustering That the linear acce