Optimisation in stereotactic radiosurgery of AVMs: II. Comparison of arc and MMLC therapy

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 222-229

  Tercier, Pierre Alain ^a,c   Aroua, Abbas ^a   Mirimanoff, René O ^b   Valley, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arc therapy; Arteriovenous malformations; Micro multileave collimator therapy; Radiation therapy; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic treatment; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARC THERAPY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROMULTILEAF COLLIMATOR THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 11444259883     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0939-3889-00228     Document Type: Article

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