A Dosimetric Comparison of Proton and Intensity-Modulated Photon Radiotherapy for Pediatric Parameningeal Rhabdomyosarcomas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 179-186

  Kozak, Kevin R ^a   Adams, Judith ^a   Krejcarek, Stephanie J ^a   Tarbell, Nancy J ^a   Yock, Torunn I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma; Pediatric; Protons

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES; COMPARISON; CONFORMALITY; DOSE CONFORMALITY; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; INTENSITY-MODULATED PHOTON RADIOTHERAPIES; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASSACHUSETTS; NORMAL TISSUES; OPTIC NERVES; PARAMENINGEAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; PAROTID GLANDS; PROTON RADIATION THERAPIES; PROTON RADIOTHERAPIES; PROTON THERAPIES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCES; TARGET VOLUMES;

ATOMS; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; EYE PROTECTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRICS; PHOTONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PROTON BEAMS; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TARGETS; TISSUE;

PROTONS;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MASTOID; OPTIC NERVE; PARAMENINGEAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RETINA; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 64049085172     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1942     Document Type: Article

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