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Craniospinal Irradiation

Known as: Irradiation, Craniospinal, Irradiation, Spinocranial, Spinocranial Irradiation 
The use of radiation therapy directed at the brain and spinal cord to kill cancer cells.
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2013
2013
De novo arteriovenous malformation after brain radiotherapy for medulloblastoma in a child
A 5-year-old boy was operated on for a non-metastatic medulloblastoma of the fourth ventricle (figure 1). Chemotherapy and… 
2012
2012
Prognostic factors and treatment options for paediatric ependymomas
2011
2011
Disease control and ototoxicity using intensity-modulated radiation therapy tumor-bed boost for medulloblastoma.
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Quality of life of adult survivors of germinomas treated with craniospinal irradiation.
OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of life (QOL) of a group of patients treated for intracranial germinoma with biopsy followed by… 
1997
1997
Patterns of failure in children with medulloblastoma: effects of preirradiation chemotherapy.
1997
1997
Endocrine late effects of childhood cancers.
1997
1997
Treatment of radiation‐induced growth hormone deficiency with growth hormone‐releasing hormone
In children with hypothalamic causes for GH deficiency there are theoretical reasons why a GHRH analogue might be better than… 
1994
1994
Psychosocial adjustment in long-term survivors of childhood medulloblastoma and ependymoma treated with craniospinal irradiation.
Improved prognosis for pediatric brain tumors has stimulated research into the quality of life of survivors. To assess cognitive… 
1994
1994
Hyperfractionated craniospinal radiation therapy for primitive neuroectodermal tumors: early results of a pilot study.
1978
1978
Radiation myelitis following craniospinal irradiation with concurrent actinomycin-D therapy.
Two patients are presented who developed radiation myelitis as a complication of treatment for medulloblastoma. These patients… 
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