Radiotherapy for craniopharyngioma in children: A national audit

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-13

  Jephcott, C R ^a   Sugden, E M ^a   Foord, T ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Radiotherapy; Side effects; Techniques

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS 32; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037306933     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2002.0137     Document Type: Article

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