Second cancer risk after radiation therapy of ependymoma using the flattening filter free irradiation mode of a linear accelerator

Pediatric patients suffering from ependymoma are usually treated with cranial or craniospinal three‐dimensional (3D) conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT). Intensity‐modulated techniques spare dose to the surrounding tissue, but the risk for second malignancies may be increased due to the increase in low‐d...

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Autores principales: Alvarez Moret, Judit, Obermeier, Tina, Pohl, Fabian, Loeschel, Rainer, Koelbl, Oliver, Dobler, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Radiation Oncology Physics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30125453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.12438

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30125453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.12438

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