Stereotactic helium-ion radiosurgery for the treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations

Conference · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7105282

Fabrikant, J I; Levy, R P; Frankel, K A; Phillips, M H; Lyman, J T; Chuang, F Y.S.; Steinberg, G K; Marks, M P

One of the more challenging problems of vascular neurosurgery is the management of surgically-inaccessible arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain. At Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, we have developed the method of stereotactic heavy-charged-particle (helium-ion) Bragg peak radiosurgery for treatment of inoperable intracranial AVMs in over 300 patients since 1980 (Fabrikant et al. 1989, Fabrikant et al. 1985, Levy et al. 1989). This report describes patient selection, treatment method, clinical and neuroradiologic results and complications encountered. 4 refs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 7105282
• Report Number(s): LBL-28248; CONF-8906298--3; ON: DE90008664
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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