Outcomes for pediatric patients with central nervous system germ cell tumors treated with proton therapy

Outcomes for pediatric patients with central nervous system germ cell tumors treated with proton therapy

Purpose: We assessed outcomes after proton therapy (PT) for central nervous system germinomas or non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCTs) in children. Patients and methods: We identified children with germ cell tumors of the central nervous system who received proton therapy in 2006–2009 and extr...

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Main Authors: Brad J. Greenfield, Sergio Jaramillo, Mirna Abboud, Anita Mahajan, Arnold C. Paulino, Susan McGovern, Mary F. McAleer, Murali Chintagumpala, M. Fatih Okcu, Soumen Khatua, Jack Su, David R. Grosshans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Proton therapy
Germ cell tumor
Germinoma
Non-germinomatous germ cell tumor
Pediatric brain tumor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630816300052

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