Radiation dosimetry predicts IQ after conformal radiation therapy in pediatric patients with localized ependymoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1546-1554

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Kiehna, Erin N ^a   Li, Chenghong ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Mulhern, Raymond K ^a  

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

Author keywords

CNS tumors; Pediatric; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

CNS TUMORS; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY (CRT); EPENDYMOMA; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS;

DOSIMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27744520823     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.05.028     Document Type: Article

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