"Cranial Irradiation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The exposure of the head to roentgen rays or other forms of radioactivity for therapeutic or preventive purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D016371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.190
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Irradiation- Cranial Irradiation
- Cranial Irradiations
- Irradiation, Cranial
- Irradiations, Cranial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Irradiation" by people in Profiles.
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Intracranial metastatic disease spares the limbic circuit: a review of 697 metastatic lesions in 107 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Feb 01; 76(2):504-12.
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The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline. J Neurooncol. 2010 Jan; 96(1):45-68.
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The role of retreatment in the management of recurrent/progressive brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline. J Neurooncol. 2010 Jan; 96(1):85-96.
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The role of emerging and investigational therapies for metastatic brain tumors: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline of selected topics. J Neurooncol. 2010 Jan; 96(1):115-42.
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Intractable epilepsy in patients treated for childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia. Seizure. 2009 May; 18(4):298-302.
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Long-term remission of extramedullary relapse from acute promyelocytic leukemia after treatment with arsenic trioxide, intrathecal chemotherapy, and brain irradiation. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2007 Apr; 5(4):320-3; discussion 323-4.
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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis treated with rituximab and chemotherapy. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2003 Nov; 1(11):658-60; discussion 660.
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Late postirradiation occlusive vasculopathy in childhood medulloblastoma. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 1998 Sep; 89(3):460-4.
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Patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer treated with concurrent twice-daily chest radiotherapy and etoposide/cisplatin followed by cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine. J Clin Oncol. 1996 Mar; 14(3):806-13.