Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for ependymoma

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1261-1268

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Ependymoma; Pediatrics; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69949143523     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0892-9     Document Type: Article

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