Delivery of re‐irradiation and complex palliative radiotherapy using proton therapy in pediatric cancer patients
Eva Berlin,
Rachel Eisenberg,
Christine Hill‐Kayser
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe intent of this study is to characterize indications for pediatric palliative‐intent proton radiation therapy (PIPRT).ProcedureWe retrospectively reviewed patients 21 years and younger who received PIPRT. We defined PIPRT as radiotherapy (RT) aimed to improve cancer‐related symptoms/provide durable local control in the non‐curative setting. Mixed proton/photon plans were included. Adjacent re‐irradiation (reRT) was defined as a reRT volume within the incidental dose cloud of a prior RT target, whe… Show more
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