Irradiation of pediatric high-grade spinal cord tumors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1451-1456

  Tendulkar, Rahul D ^a   Pai Panandiker, Atmaram S ^b   Wu, Shengjie ^b   Kun, Larry E ^b   Broniscer, Alberto ^b   Sanford, Robert A ^c   Merchant, Thomas E ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS neoplasms; Pediatrics; Radiotherapy; Spinal cord tumors

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC ASTROCYTOMA; CNS NEOPLASMS; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME; LOCAL FAILURE; MEDIAN SURVIVAL; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; RADIATION THERAPY; SPINAL CORDS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR PROGRESSIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DIAGNOSIS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PEDIATRICS; RADIOTHERAPY;

TUMORS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78549261034     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.09.071     Document Type: Article

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