Dose Sculpting Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Vertebral Body Sparing in Children With Neuroblastoma

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 550 - 557
• Main Authors: Ng, Lydia W., Wong, Kenneth K., Ally Wu, Chia-Ling, Sposto, Richard, Olch, Arthur J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2018
• Subjects: CHILDREN; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOTHERAPY

To assess the effect of dose sculpting intensity modulated radiation therapy on vertebral body growth in children with neuroblastoma. From 2000 to 2011, 88 children with neuroblastoma underwent radiation at the authors' institution. Children with paravertebral tumors with at least 3 years of ev...