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Hypothyroidism after craniospinal irradiation with PT or photon therapy in patients with medulloblastoma.

11/12/2018
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This study reviewed ninety-five patients (54 XRT and 41 PRT) treated with craniospinal irradiation (CSI) who had baseline and yearly follow-up for thyroid...

Radiation for ETMR: LR and case series of patients treated with PT.

11/11/2018
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Survival

Embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes (ETMRs) are aggressive tumors that typically occur in young children. This study reported the outcomes of seven...

Adopting Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques in the Treatment of Paediatric Extracranial Malignancies

11/10/2018
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IMRT
IMPT

A review article examined reports on pediatric organ motion, in anticipation of the increasing application of advanced radiotherapy techniques in pediatric...

Current status of proton therapy outcome for paediatric cancers of the central nervous system - Analysis of the published literature.

08/10/2018
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Quality of life

In childhood cancer survivors, over 60% report one or more radiation-related late toxicities while half of these adverse events are graded as life-threatening...

Radiation Induced Cerebral Microbleeds in Pediatric Patients with Brain Tumors Treated with Proton Radiotherapy.

08/08/2018
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A retrospective study was performed on 100 pediatric patients with primary brain tumors treated with PBT. Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) were diagnosed by...

Pediatric Localized Intracranial Ependymomas: A Multicenter Analysis of the Société Française de lutte contre les Cancers de l'Enfant (SFCE) from 2000 to 2013

08/05/2018
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IMRT

This study was to analyze survival and prognostic factors for intracranial ependymoma treated with postoperative radiation therapy in the 13 main French...

National Cancer Institute Workshop on Proton Therapy for Children: Considerations Regarding Brainstem Injury.

04/05/2018
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Reports of brainstem necrosis after proton therapy have raised concerns over the potential biological differences among radiation modalities.

A workshop was...

Proton therapy for central nervous system tumors in children.

04/04/2018
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A systematic review conducted by John Hopkin and MGH. It highlighted the capability of protons to decrease radiation exposure for children is regarded as an...

Meta-analysis of the incidence and patterns of second neoplasms (SNs) after photon craniospinal irradiation (CSI) in children with medulloblastoma (MB).

04/04/2018
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This meta-analysis reported that the 10-year cumulative incidence was 6.1% for all SNs, including 3.1% for SBNs (benign) and 3.7% for SMNs (malignant), with a...

Risk of Radiation Vasculopathy and Stroke in Pediatric Patients Treated With PT for Brain and Skull Base Tumors.

04/03/2018
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To examine the rate of and identify risk factors for vasculopathy after proton therapy in pediatric patients with central nervous system and skull base tumors...