International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 876-883 , 1 July 2009

Frequency Distribution of Second Solid Cancer Locations in Relation to the Irradiated Volume Among 115 Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer

  • Ibrahima Diallo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Ibrahima Diallo, Ph.D, U605 INSERM, Institut Gustave-Roussy, 39 rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France. Tel: (+33) 1-42-11-49-18; Fax: (+33) 1-42-11-53-15
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  • Nadia Haddy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • Elisabeth Adjadj, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
    • ,
  • Akhtar Samand, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
    • ,
  • Eric Quiniou, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U759 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Orsay, France
    • ,
  • Jean Chavaudra, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • Iannis Alziar, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
    • ,
  • Nathalie Perret, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
    • ,
  • Sylvie Guérin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
    • ,
  • Dimitri Lefkopoulos, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • Florent de Vathaire, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • U605 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France
    • Institut Fédératif de Recherche Santé Publique Paris Sud (IFR 69), Villejuif, France
    • Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
    • Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France

Received 26 August 2008 ,Revised 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 16 January 2009.

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 E. Adjadj's present address is INSERM/Université d'Evry/Val d'Essonne (UEVE) U829, Evry, France.

 Supported by the Institut National du Cancer, France (Contract PL00131-2005) and the European Commission (Contract DRE024X71428; Project: GENE-RAD-RISK).

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00136-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.040

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 876-883 , 1 July 2009

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