Published December 2019 | Version v1
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Brainstem Injury in Pediatric Patients Receiving Posterior Fossa Photon Radiation

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (United States)
  • 2. Department of Radiation and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore (United States)
  • 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (United States)
  • 4. Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston (United States)

Description

Brainstem necrosis is a rare, but dreaded complication of radiation therapy; however, data on the incidence of brainstem injury for tumors involving the posterior fossa in photon-treated patient cohorts are still needed.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.08.039;
PII
S0360301619336880;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Journal Volume
105
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 1034-1042
ISSN
0360-3016
CODEN
IOBPD3

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55057262
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
NECROSIS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PEDIATRICS; PHOTONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BOSONS; DISEASES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; INJURIES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc.