Randomised trial of proton vs. carbon ion radiation therapy in patients with chordoma of the skull base, clinical phase III study HIT-1-Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chordomas of the skull base are relative rare lesions of the bones. Surgical resection is the primary treatment standard, though complete resection is nearly impossible due to close proximity to critical and hence also dose limiting...

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Main Authors: Jensen Alexandra D, Münter Marc W, Karapanagiotou-Schenkel Irini, Nikoghosyan Anna V, Combs Stephanie E, Debus Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/607