Preliminary results of proton radiotherapy for pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: a multi‐institutional study in Japan

Preliminary results of proton radiotherapy for pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: a multi‐institutional study in Japan

Abstract To evaluate preliminary results of proton radiotherapy (PRT) for pediatric patients with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). From 1987 to 2014, PRT was conducted as initial radiotherapy in 55 patients (35 males, 20 females, median age 5 years, range 0–19) with RMS at four institutes in Japan. Thirty‐on...

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Main Authors: Masashi Mizumoto, Shigeyuki Murayama, Tetsuo Akimoto, Yusuke Demizu, Takashi Fukushima, Yuji Ishida, Yoshiko Oshiro, Haruko Numajiri, Hiroshi Fuji, Toshiyuki Okumura, Hiroki Shirato, Hideyuki Sakurai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
Outcomes
pediatric
proton radiotherapy
rhabdomyosarcoma
toxicity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1464

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1464

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