Disease control after reduced volume conformal and intensity modulated radiation therapy for childhood craniopharyngioma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Kun, Larry E ^a   Hua, Chia Ho ^a   Wu, Shengjie ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Sanford, Robert A ^b   Boop, Frederick A ^b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODS AND MATERIALS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SURVEILLANCE IMAGING;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CONFORMAL MAPPING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84875231270     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.10.030     Document Type: Article

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