Radiation therapy for children: Evolving technologies in the era of ALARA

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Kun, Larry E ^a   Beltran, Chris ^a  

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

Author keywords

Incidental radiation dose; Radiation therapy; Secondary carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; SECOND CANCER; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 63249112291     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-1098-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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