The use of 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) to spare the cochlea in patients with medulloblastoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-82

  Fukunaga Johnson, Nina ^a   Sandler, Howard M ^a   Marsh, Robin ^a   Martel, Mary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear sparing; Conformal radiotherapy; Medulloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEA; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032054645     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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