Spinal Radiotherapy for the Pediatric Patient
| Autor: | Adir Ludin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) medicine.medical_treatment Population medicine.disease Patient management Radiation therapy Pediatric patient Spinal cord tumor Medicine Single institution business Intensive care medicine education Pediatric population |
| Zdroj: | Cancer in the Spine ISBN: 9781588290748 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-59259-971-4_23 |
| Popis: | Radiation therapy (RT) in the pediatric population presents challenging dilemmas to the clinician. Some of the pediatric malignancies are treated according to multi-institutional multimodality trials that guide the indications and techniques within specific parameters. Because of the extremely low incidence of primary spinal malignancies, multi-institutional trials have not been implemented. Most experience has been gained through the retrospective single institution review of patient management and outcome. The application of RT as a therapeutic modality in the management of pediatric malignancies has to be carefully evaluated because the potential for long-term consequences in this population is significant. The indications for RT are constantly evolving and in a few instances are controversial. |
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