Hyperfractionated craniospinal radiation in medulloblastoma

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 178-184

  Marymont, Maryanne H ^a,c   Geohas, Jeffrey ^b   Tomita, Tadanori ^d   Strauss, Lewis ^e   Brand, William N ^a,c   Mittal, Bharat B ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^d Division of Pediat Otolaryngology   (United States)

^e NW Univ Feinberg School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperfractionated radiation; Medlloblastoma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the CNS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029781788     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121035     Document Type: Article

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