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16264827

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Tumors of the central nervous system are the most common solid tumor in childhood. Treatment options for childhood brain tumors include radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy, often given in combination. Radiation therapy regularly has a pivotal role in treatment, and technological advancements during the past quarter of a century have dramatically improved the ability to deliver radiation in a more focused manner. Improvements in imaging and computing ability led to better targeting of tumor tissue using conventional X-ray therapy. These advances have been harnessed for proton radiation therapy. Proton radiotherapy has special physical characteristics that allow normal tissues to be spared better than even the most conformal photon radiation, and it will reduce the complications from treatment. This review discusses the characteristics of proton radiation, and describes examples of pediatric brain tumor patients who would benefit most from this form of treatment.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1743-4254
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-103; quiz 1 p following 111
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Technology insight: Proton beam radiotherapy for treatment in pediatric brain tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. tyock@partners.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review