Underutilization of proton therapy in the treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors: an analysis of the National Cancer Database

Acta Oncol. 2017 Aug;56(8):1122-1125. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2017.1287948. Epub 2017 Feb 13.

Authors

Atif J Khan¹, Benjamin H Kann², Wilbur Pan³, Richard Drachtman³, Ken Roberts², Rahul R Parikh¹

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Radiation Oncology , Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey , New Brunswick , NJ , USA.
² b Yale School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA.
³ c Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Section of Pediatric Oncology , New Brunswick , NJ , USA.

PMID: 28562200
DOI: 10.1080/0284186X.2017.1287948

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age of Onset
Central Nervous System Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Central Nervous System Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Child
Child, Preschool
Choice Behavior
Cranial Irradiation / methods
Cranial Irradiation / statistics & numerical data
Databases, Factual / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Patient Selection
Proton Therapy / methods
Proton Therapy / statistics & numerical data*
Socioeconomic Factors
Survival Analysis
United States / epidemiology