Radiotherapy in pediatric medulloblastoma: Quality assessment of Pediatric Oncology Group Trial 9031

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1325-1330

  Miralbell, Raymond ^a,b,i   Fitzgerald, T J ^a   Laurie, Fran ^a   Kessel, Sandy ^a   Glicksman, Arvin ^a   Friedman, Henry S ^c   Urie, Marcia ^a   Kepner, James L ^d   Zhou, Tianni ^e   Chen, Zhengjia ^e   Barnes, Pat ^f   Kun, Larry ^g   Tarbell, Nancy J ^h  

^a Quality Assurance Review Centre   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Medulloblastoma; Pediatric Oncology Group; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ONCOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP; PROTOCOL GUIDELINES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CISPLATIN; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; ETOPOSIDE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33645329333     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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