Low-dose craniospinal irradiation as a definitive treatment for intracranial germinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-79

  Cho, Jaeho ^a   Choi, Joong Uhn ^b   Kim, Dong Seok ^b   Suh, Chang Ok ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Craniospinal irradiation; Intracranial germinoma; Optimal radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62549136541     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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