Proposal of human spinal cord reirradiation dose based on collection of data from 40 patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 851-855

  Nieder, Carsten ^a   Grosu, Anca L ^a   Andratschke, Nicolaus H ^a   Molls, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Radiation myelopathy; Radiation tolerance; Radiotherapy; Reirradiation; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DRUG DOSAGE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICALLY EFFECTIVE DOSE (BED); CLINICAL DATA; HUMAN SPINAL CORD; OCCULT RADIATION INJURY;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRRADIATION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RETREATMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13844266137     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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