Quantifying the risk and dosimetric variables of symptomatic brainstem injury after proton beam radiation in pediatric brain tumors.

Rituraj UpadhyayKaiping LiaoDavid R GrosshansSusan L McGovernMary Frances McAleerWafik ZakyMurali M ChintagumpalaAnita MahajanDebra Nana YeboaArnold C Paulino

Published in: Neuro-oncology (2022)

Our results suggest a low risk of SBI after PBT for pediatric brain tumors, comparable to photon therapy. A lower risk was seen after adopting strict brainstem dose constraints.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
monte carlo
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
cell therapy
replacement therapy
fluorescent probe