Low early ototoxicity rates for pediatric medulloblastoma patients treated with proton radiotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hearing loss is common following chemoradiotherapy for children with medulloblastoma. Compared to photons, proton radiotherapy reduces radiation dose to the cochlea for these patients. Here we examine whether this dosimetric advantag...

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Main Authors: Gidley Paul W, Woo Shiao Y, McAleer Mary F, Grosshans David R, Philip Jimmy J, Chintagumpala Murali, Moeller Benjamin J, Vats Tribhawan S, Mahajan Anita
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Proton
radiotherapy
pediatric
medulloblastoma
ototoxicity
Acceso en liña:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/58
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