Radiation Dose to the Lens During Craniospinal Irradiation-An Improvement in Proton Radiotherapy Technique

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1336-1342

  Cochran, David M ^a   Yock, Torunn I ^b   Adams, Judith A ^b   Tarbell, Nancy J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniospinal irradiation; Medulloblastoma; Proton beam therapy; Radiation induced cataract

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; LENSES; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTON BEAMS;

CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 40949131754     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.027     Document Type: Article

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