Impact of margin for target volume in low-dose involved field radiotherapy after induction chemotherapy for intracranial germinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 214-217

  Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Aoyama, Hidefumi ^a   Ikeda, Jun ^a   Fujieda, Kenji ^a   Kato, Norio ^a   Ishi, Nobuaki ^a   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a   Iwasaki, Yoshinobu ^a   Sawamura, Yutaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Germinoma; Induction chemotherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; RELAPSE RATE;

CARCINOGENS; CELLS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED CANCER; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL GERMINOMA; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 4444239004     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.024     Document Type: Article

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