Prediction of complications in gamma knife radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformations

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Lax, Ingmar ^a   Karlsson, Bengt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0029867429     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609098479     Document Type: Article

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