First spinal axis segment irradiation with spot-scanning proton beam delivered in the treatment of a lumbar primitive neuroectodermal tumour

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 326-331

  Weber, Damien C ^a   Rutz, H P ^a   Lomax, A J ^a   Schneider, U ^b   Lombriser, N ^b   Zenhausern, R ^b   Goitein, G ^c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Brig Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intraspinal tumour; Primitive neuroectodermal tumour; Proton beam radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; HEMOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTOR; IFOSFAMIDE; MESNA; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; AXIS; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; GAMMA RADIATION; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; X RAY;

ADULT; AXIS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; KIDNEY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 3242758278     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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