Temporal lobe reactions after radiotherapy with carbon ions: Incidence and estimation of the relative biological effectiveness by the local effect model

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 815-823

  Schlampp, Ingmar ^a   Karger, Christian P ^b   Jäkel, Oliver ^b,e   Scholz, Michael ^c   Didinger, Bernd ^a   Nikoghosyan, Anna ^a   Hoess, Angelika ^a   Krämer, Michael ^c   Edler, Lutz ^b   Debus, Jürgen ^a   Schulz Ertner, Daniela ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^d AGAPLESION MARKUS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon ion radiation therapy; Chondrosarcoma; Chordoma; Local effect model (LEM); Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY EFFECTIVE DOSE; CARBON IONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DOSE OPTIMIZATION; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; GERMANY; ION RADIATION; LOCAL CONTRAST; LOCAL EFFECT MODEL (LEM); LOCAL EFFECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUES; RADIATION-INDUCED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SKULL BASE; TEMPORAL LOBES; TREATMENT PLANS;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FORECASTING; IONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RESONANCE;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHONDROMA; CHONDROSARCOMA; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL TUMOR; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957555383     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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