Ionizing radiation and the risk of brain and central nervous system tumors: A systematic review

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1316-1324

  Braganza, Melissa Z ^a,b   Kitahara, Cari M ^a   Berrington De González, Amy ^a   Inskip, Peter D ^a   Johnson, Kimberly J ^b   Rajaraman, Preetha ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brain cancer; brain tumors; glioma; ionizing radiation; meningioma

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MENINGIOMA; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868034859     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos208     Document Type: Review

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