Brainstem toxicity after proton or photon therapy in children and young adults with localized intracranial ependymoma: a French retrospective study

Ependymoma is the third most common brain tumor in childhood, representing 6 –12% of all pediatric brain cancers [1,2], whose two-third grow in the posterior fossa at the expense of the fourth ventricle and close to the brainstem (BS).

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - February 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: C éline Dalmasso, Claire Alapetite, Stéphanie Bolle, Farid Goudjil, Amélie Lusque, Jacques Desrousseaux, Line Claude, Jérome Doyen, Valérie Bernier-Chastagner, Anne Ducassou, Annick Sevely, Margaux Roques, Fatima Tensaouti, Anne Laprie Tags: Original Article Source Type: research