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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Autors principals: 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
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: BMC 2011-06-01
Col·lecció:Radiation Oncology
Matèries:
Proton
radiotherapy
pediatric
medulloblastoma
ototoxicity
Accés en línia:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/58
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