Brain-sparing Holo-cranial Radiotherapy: A Unique Application of Helical Tomotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 86-94

  Gupta, T ^a   Mallik, S ^a   Master, Z ^a   Phurailatpam, R ^a   Laskar, S ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Brain sparing; Radiotherapy; Scalp; Skull; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

CD30 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; GEMCITABINE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN SPARING HOLO CRANIAL RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROBLASTOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SCALP TUMOR; SKULL CANCER; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROBLASTOMA; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251552533     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.08.029     Document Type: Article

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