Pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations: The role of stereotactic linac-based radiosurgery

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1206-1211

  Zabel du Bois, Angelika ^a,b   Milker Zabel, Stefanie ^b   Huber, Peter ^a   Schlegel, Wolfgang ^a   Debus, Jürgen ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM); Intracranial hemorrhage; Obliteration; Pediatric; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; MATERIALS; NEUROLOGY; RISKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS (AVM); CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION (AVM); INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE; OBLITERATION; PEDIATRIC; RADIOSURGERY;

RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745216465     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.041     Document Type: Article

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