Retinoblastoma: Review of 30 years' experience with external beam radiotherapy

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 226-230

  Phillips, Claire ^a   Sexton, Maree ^a   Wheeler, Greg ^a   McKenzie, John ^b  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Late effects; Organ preservation; Radiotherapy; Retinoblastoma; Vision preservation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; RISK; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0141650739     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2003.01167.x     Document Type: Review

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