Abdominal irradiation in the treatment of Wilms' tumor
β Scribed by Peter N Zeal; R.Derek T Jenkin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 804 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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## Abstract To study the effect of abdominal irradiation on spinal growth in childhood we have measured final height, sitting height, and leg length in 30 male survivors of a Wilmsβ² tumor. Twentyβone patients received whole abdominal irradiation by either megavoltage therapy (MV: n=11) or orthovolt