Open AccessPredicting Change in Academic Abilities After Conformal Radiation Therapy for Localized Ependymoma
Author(s) -
Heather M. Conklin,
Chenghong Li,
Xiaoping Xiong,
Robert J. Ogg,
Thomas E. Merchant
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2007.15.9970
Subject(s) - medicine , ependymoma , child behavior checklist , radiation therapy , cognition , pediatrics , clinical psychology , surgery , psychiatry
Conformal radiation therapy (CRT) aims to limit the highest radiation dose to the tissue volume at risk while sparing surrounding normal tissues. This study investigated whether treatment of childhood ependymoma with CRT would preserve cognitive function. Academic competence was chosen as the primary outcome measure given it is a measure of applied cognitive abilities in a child's natural setting.
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