Feasibility of Dose Escalation in Patients With Intracranial Pediatric Ependymoma

Feasibility of Dose Escalation in Patients With Intracranial Pediatric Ependymoma

Background and purpose: Pediatric ependymoma carries a dismal prognosis, mainly owing to local relapse within RT fields. The current prospective European approach is to increase the radiation dose with a sequential hypofractionated stereotactic boost. In this study, we assessed the possibility of us...

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Main Authors: Fatima Tensaouti, Anne Ducassou, Léonor Chaltiel, Stéphanie Bolle, Jean Louis Habrand, Claire Alapetite, Bernard Coche-Dequeant, Valérie Bernier, Line Claude, Christian Carrie, Laetitia Padovani, Xavier Muracciole, Stéphane Supiot, Aymeri Huchet, Julie Leseur, Christine Kerr, Grégorie Hangard, Albert Lisbona, Farid Goudjil, Régis Ferrand, Anne Laprie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
photon therapy
proton therapy
boost
treatment planning
ependymoma
intracranial
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00531/full

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