title: [Stereotaxic radiosurgery in the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations].
abstract: Since March 1983 we are attempting for the first time in Brazil to develop improvements on stereotactic radiosurgery techniques. We have been using the multifocal irradiation method attaching to this purpose the Barcia IV stereotactic frame to a 4 MV linear accelerator. We show details about the centralisation technique and the security patterns in our system. From October 1983 to November 1986, 25 patients with arteriovenous malformations of the brain were submitted to a radiosurgery treatment in our service. Good results obtained on the follow-up from one to three years are analysed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Radiocirurgia Estereotáxica, Instituto de Radioterapia Osvaldo Cruz de São Paulo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beraha
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Feriancic
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Scaff
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
vernacular_title: Radiocirurgia estereotáxica no tratamento de malformações arteriovenosas cerebrais.