Investigating Verbal and Visual Auditory Learning After Conformal Radiation Therapy for Childhood Ependymoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1002-1008

  Di Pinto, Marcos ^a   Conklin, Heather M ^a   Li, Chenghong ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Ependymoma; Memory; Pediatrics; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; AUDITORY LEARNING; BEFORE AND AFTER; BRAIN TUMORS; CALIFORNIA; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; LONGITUDINAL EFFECT; MEMORY; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERBAL LEARNING;

CHEMOTHERAPY; PEDIATRICS; RADIOTHERAPY; ROBOT LEARNING; TUMORS;

DOSIMETRY;

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPENDYMOMA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE TESTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 77953571597     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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