The incidence of second neoplasms following megavoltage radiation for pediatric tumors
β Scribed by Roger A. Potish; Louis P. Dehner; Robert E. Haselow; Taewan H. Kim; Seymour H. Levitt; Mark Nesbit
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Because ionizing radiation is a known carcinogen, diligent longβterm followβup in children exposed to therapeutic radiation is required. The authors updated an earlier study on the nature and risk of second neoplasms (SN) in patients treated with megavoltage radiotherapy
Previous reports of radiation-related neoplasia have relied primarily upon patients treated by orthovoltage to low doses for benign disease. This survey is believed to be the first to assess the incidence of second neoplasms following megavoltage therapy. The source was the records of all long-term