Intracranial germinoma: On whole-ventricular irradiation

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-362

  Roberge, David ^a,c   Kun, Larry E ^b   Freeman, Carolyn R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Radiation effects; Radiotherapy planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14644423911     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20257     Document Type: Article

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