A simple technique for cranio-spinal irradiation in pediatric patients

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-115

  Prabhakar, R ^a   Haresh, K ^a   Munshi, A ^a   Sridhar, P ^a   Subramani, V ^a   Julka, P ^a   Rath, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Craniospinal irradiation; Field junction; Medulloblastoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL IRRADIATION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKULL; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67749084735     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.52799     Document Type: Article

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