Incidence and Correlates of Radiation Dermatitis in Children and Adolescents Receiving Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Paediatric Sarcomas

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 781-785

  Krasin, M J ^a   Hoth, K A ^a   Hua, C ^a   Gray, J M ^a   Wu, S ^a   Xiong, X ^a  

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

Author keywords

Dermatitis; IMRT; paediatric; radiation; three dimensional conformal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWING SARCOMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PAIN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIODERMATITIS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350749280     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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