Open AccessClinical profile of pediatric oncology patients treated by external beam radiotherapy: An institutional experience
Author(s) -
Virender Suhag,
Sunita Bs,
Pankaj Vats,
Arti Sarin,
AK Singh,
Mayuri Jain
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5851.203497
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation oncology , external beam radiotherapy , radiation therapy , clinical oncology , medical physics , pediatric oncology , external beam radiation , oncology , brachytherapy , cancer
Pediatric tumors are a heterogeneous group of malignant conditions requiring multimodal treatment, and management of such cases is at time challenging. We present the clinical profile of pediatric cancer patients who received radiation, either alone or as adjuvant to surgery and chemotherapy; in prophylactic, radical or palliative clinical setting.