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Cranial Irradiation

Known as: Cranial Irradiations, Irradiation, Cranial, Irradiations, Cranial 
The exposure of the head to roentgen rays or other forms of radioactivity for therapeutic or preventive purposes.
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1990
1990
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in adults with Burkitt's lymphoma or acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first complete remission.
The prognosis of adults with Burkitt's lymphoma is very poor and depends on initial CNS and/or bone marrow involvement. We report… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Treating childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): summary of ten years' experience in Italy. ALL Steering Committee of the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP).
Between 1976 and 1986, 2,093 children with ALL were enrolled in three consecutive generations of trials conducted by the… 
1989
1989
Effect of cranial irradiation on hypothalamus and pituitary functions.
Hypopituitarism can occur after cranial irradiation for tumors distant from the pituitary gland. Recent studies have suggested… 
1988
1988
Comparison of intermittent or continuous methotrexate plus 6‐mercaptopurine in regimens for standard‐risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood (JCCLSG‐S811)
From 1981 to 1983, 131 previously untreated patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) standard‐risk group were entered to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Central Nervous System Leukemia in Children with Acute Nonlymphoblastic Leukemia
: Factors contributing to the development of central nervous system (CNS) leukemia, and the impact of leukemic involvement of… 
1984
1984
A comparison of computed tomography and radionuclide scanning for detection of brain metastases in small cell lung cancer.
Neurologic history and examination, radionuclide brain scans (RN), and computed tomographic brain scans (CT) were performed at… 
1984
1984
APO therapy for malignant lymphoma of large cell "histiocytic" type of childhood: analysis of treatment results for 29 patients
Twenty-nine patients with biopsy-proven malignant lymphoma of large- cell “histiocytic” type were treated with the APO protocol… 
1983
1983
Neuropsychological study in patients with ALL. Two different CNS prevention therapies--cranial irradiation plus IT methotrexate vs. IT methotrexate alone.
Neurological, psychopedagogic, and psychologic long-term sequelae were evaluated in two groups of ALL patients in continuous CR… 
1977
1977
Radiation necrosis of the scalp: a complication of cranial irradiation and methotrexate.
A case of childhood leukemia with a severe skin reaction following a course of medium-dose cranial irradiation and intrathecal… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
DISEASE
Background: Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic…