Published 1986 | Version v1
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Tumours in children

Creators

  • 1. Hospital for Sick Children, London (UK)
  • 2. Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, London (UK)

Description

This chapter reviews current concepts concerning radiotherapy of systemic cancers in children, with particular reference to the experience of St Bartholomew's Hospital, in relation to patient restraint, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the C.N.S. radiation techniques, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Wilms' tumour, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, bone tissue tumours, tumours of germs cells, histiocytosis X, retinoblastoma, and late effects of paediatric radiotherapy. (U.K.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Butterworths.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
0-407-00320-7
Imprint Title
Radiotherapy in clinical practice
Imprint Pagination
454 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 238-257.

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
19055302
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BONE TISSUES; CARCINOMAS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILDREN; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; EYES; HODGKINS DISEASE; KIDNEYS; LEUKEMIA; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SARCOMAS
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASES; HEMIC DISEASES; LYMPHOMAS; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SENSE ORGANS; THERAPY; TISSUES; VERTEBRATES