The significance of radiotherapy treatment duration in intracranial ependymoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 585-589

  Paulino, Arnold C ^a,b   Wen, B Chen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracranial ependymoma; Local control; Radiotherapy; Treatment duration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034213899     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00535-0     Document Type: Article

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