Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8211343 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2018 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
The incidence of injury in pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors is consistent with previous reports in the photon setting. Our data suggest that when Dmax and V55 are kept <55.8 Gy RBE and â¤6.0%, respectively, the 5-year rate of radiation brainstem injury would be <2%.
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Authors
Michelle S. MD, PhD, Beow Y. ScD, Harald PhD, Claire P. BA, Dillon E. BA, Sara L. MS, Elizabeth A. BA, Michael L. CMD, RT(R)(T), MSPH, Shannon M. MD, Drosoula PhD, Judith CMD, Nancy J. MD, Hanne PhD, Torunn I. MD,