Helical tomotherapy for craniospinal radiation

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 930, 2005, Pages 548-552

  Bauman, G ^a   Yartsev, S ^a   Coad, T ^a   Fisher, B ^a   Kron, T ^a  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOSPINAL RADIATION; EPENDYMOMA; HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20744454164     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/53491625     Document Type: Article

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