Fractionated proton radiation treatment for pediatric craniopharyngioma: Preliminary report

Cancer Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-159

  Luu, Quoc T ^a   Loredo, Lilia N ^a   Archambeau, John O ^a   Yonemoto, Les T ^a   Slater, James M ^a   Slater, Jerry D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Pediatric brain tumor; Proton radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COBALT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 33645881663     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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