A dose-response analysis of arteriovenous malformation obliteration after radiosurgery

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 873-879

  Flickinger, John C ^a,b   Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0030293846     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00316-1     Document Type: Article

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