Predicted risks of radiogenic cardiac toxicity in two pediatric patients undergoing photon or proton radiotherapy

BACKGROUND: Hodgkin disease (HD) and medulloblastoma (MB) are common malignancies found in children and young adults, and radiotherapy is part of the standard treatment. It was reported that these patients who received radiation therapy have an increased risk of cardiovascular late effects. We compa...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Rui, Howell, Rebecca M, Homann, Kenneth, Giebeler, Annelise, Taddei, Phillip J, Mahajan, Anita, Newhauser, Wayne D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23880421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-8-184

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23880421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-8-184

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