Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8220207 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The most common site of failure in patients treated with protons for medulloblastoma was outside of the posterior fossa. The most common site for isolated local failure was the spine. We recommend consideration of spinal imaging in follow-up and careful attention to dose distribution in the spinal junction regions. Development of techniques that do not require field matching may be of benefit. We did not identify a direct correlation between lower LET values and recurrence in medulloblastoma patients treated with proton therapy. Patterns of failure do not appear to differ from those in patients treated with photon therapy.
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Authors
Roshan V. BS, Drosoula PhD, Michael MD, Imran BS, Andrzej PhD, Otto MD, Paul MD, Torunn I. MD, Nancy J. MD, Harald MD, Shannon M. MD,