Clinical Investigation: Clinical Experience With Radiation Therapy in the Management of Neurofibromatosis-Associated Central Nervous System Tumors

Clinical Investigation: Clinical Experience With Radiation Therapy in the Management of Neurofibromatosis-Associated Central Nervous System Tumors

Patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) develop tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Radiation therapy (RT) is used to treat these lesions. To better define the efficacy of RT in these patients, we reviewed our 20-year experience.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics biology, physics, 2009-01, Vol.73 (1), p.208-213
Hauptverfasser: Wentworth, Stacy, Pinn, Melva, Bourland, J Daniel, deGuzman, Allan F, Ekstrand, Kenneth, Ellis, Thomas L, Glazier, Steven S, McMullen, Kevin P, Munley, Michael, Stieber, Volker W, Tatter, Stephen B, Shaw, Edward G
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Zusammenfassung:Patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) develop tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Radiation therapy (RT) is used to treat these lesions. To better define the efficacy of RT in these patients, we reviewed our 20-year experience.
ISSN:0360-3016
DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.03.073