Dosimetric comparison of three-dimensional conformal proton radiotherapy, intensity-modulated proton therapy, and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for treatment of pediatric craniopharyngiomas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 643-652

  Boehling, Nicholas S ^a   Grosshans, David R ^a   Bluett, Jaques B ^a   Palmer, Matthew T ^a   Song, Xiaofei ^a   Amos, Richard A ^a   Sahoo, Narayan ^a   Meyer, Jeffrey J ^a   Mahajan, Anita ^a   Woo, Shiao Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Integral dose; Intensity modulated proton therapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Protons

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; BRAIN AREAS; BRAIN STRUCTURE; BRAINSTEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMAS; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSE LEVELS; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; INTEGRAL DOSE; INTENSITY-MODULATED PROTON THERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORMAL STRUCTURE; ORGANS AT RISKS; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RELATIVE REDUCTION; TARGET COVERAGE;

BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN; COBALT; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FORWARD SCATTERING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; STEM CELLS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANS AT RISK; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855853050     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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