Intra-operative radiation therapy in ped
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Leavey, Patrick J.; Odom, Lorrie F.; Poole, Marten; McNeely, Lee; Tyson, R. Wesl
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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External beam irradiation (EBRT) has been shown to improve response rates and event-free survival in children with neuroblastoma and regional lymph node metastases. Irradiation during surgical exposure (intra-operative radiotherapy, IORT) with displacement of adjacent radiosensitive organs out of th