Proton radiotherapy for orbital rhabdomyosarcoma: Clinical outcome and a dosimetric comparison with photons

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1161-1168

  Yock, Torunn ^a   Schneider, Robert ^a   Friedmann, Alison ^a   Adams, Judith ^a   Fullerton, Barbara ^a   Tarbell, Nancy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PHOTONS; PROTONS;

PHOTON IRRADIATION; PROTON RADIATION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA (RMS); TEMPORAL LOBES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

DACTINOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; ORBIT CANCER; PHOTON; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; STANDARD; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 27144478311     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.052     Document Type: Article

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