Proton therapy and helical tomotherapy result in reduced dose deposition to the pancreas in the setting of cranio-spinal irradiation for medulloblastoma: implications for reduced risk of diabetes mellitus in long-term survivors.

Brower, Jeffrey V; Gans, Shae; Hartsell, William F; Goldman, Stewart; Fangusaro, Jason R; Patel, Neha; Lulla, Rishi R; Smiley, Natasha Pillay; Chang, John Han-Chih; Gondi, Vinai

Brower, Jeffrey V; Gans, Shae; Hartsell, William F; Goldman, Stewart; Fangusaro, Jason R; Patel, Neha; Lulla, Rishi R; Smiley, Natasha Pillay; Chang, John Han-Chih; Gondi, Vinai.

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Brower JV; CDH Proton Center , Warrenville, Illinois , USA.

Acta Oncol ; 54(4): 563-6, 2015 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25410591

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Cerebellar Neoplasms/radiotherapy; Craniospinal Irradiation/methods; Medulloblastoma/radiotherapy; Pancreas/radiation effects; Proton Therapy/methods; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated/methods; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Organs at Risk/diagnostic imaging; Organs at Risk/radiation effects; Pancreas/diagnostic imaging; Radiation Dosage; Radiography; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods; Survivors

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pancreas / Cerebellar Neoplasms / Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Craniospinal Irradiation / Proton Therapy / Medulloblastoma Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Acta Oncol Journal subject: NEOPLASIAS Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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