International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 5 , Pages 1449-1456 , 1 August 2010

Long-Term Follow-Up of Dose-Adapted and Reduced-Field Radiotherapy With or Without Chemotherapy for Central Nervous System Germinoma

Portions of this work were presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 50th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, Sept 21–25, 2008, and the 40th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Berlin, Germany, Oct 2–6, 2008.

  • Ashley W. Jensen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Nadia N. Issa Laack, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Nadia N. Laack, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Jan C. Buckner, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • ,
  • Paula J. Schomberg, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • ,
  • Cynthia J. Wetmore, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • ,
  • Paul D. Brown, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Received 5 March 2009 ,Revised 18 June 2009 ,Accepted 24 June 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)02770-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.077

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 5 , Pages 1449-1456 , 1 August 2010

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