Radiation therapy in children

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Chalabi, John ^a   Patel, Swati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; EMLA; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SYNERA; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKEMIA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NYSTAGMUS; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEPSIS; SIDE EFFECT; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TACHYPHYLAXIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM;

ANESTHESIA; CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 70249097400     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3181a4698a     Document Type: Review

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