Carbon ion radiotherapy performed as re-irradiation using active beam delivery in patients with tumors of the brain, skull base and sacral region

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-67

  Combs, Stephanie E ^a   Kalbe, Adriana ^a   Nikoghosyan, Anna ^a   Ackermann, Benjamin ^a   Jäkel, Oliver ^a,b   Haberer, Thomas ^a   Debus, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Chondrosarcoma; Chordoma; Meningioma; Particle therapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CONTROL; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ION THERAPY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETREATMENT; SKULL BASE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78651354616     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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