Risk of brainstem necrosis in pediatric patients with central nervous system malignancies after pencil beam scanning proton therapy.

Conclusion: The rate of symptomatic brainstem necrosis was extremely low after treatment with PBS-PT in this study. Further work to clarify clinical and dosimetric parameters associated with risk of brainstem necrosis after PBS-PT is needed.
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Source: Acta Oncologica - September 11, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vogel J, Grewal A, O'Reilly S, Lustig R, Kurtz G, Minturn JE, Shah AC, Waanders AJ, Belasco JB, Cole KA, Fisher MJ, Phillips PC, Balamuth NJ, Storm PB, Hill-Kayser CE Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research