Technical Aspects in Cerebrospinal Irradiation

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-451

  Bernier, Valérie ^a  

^a CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal irradiation; Medulloblastoma; Positioning device; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy technique

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL IRRADIATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIONING DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SHIELD; SKULL IRRADIATION; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; METHODS; POSTURE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 1942519193     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.10468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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