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Radiation Necrosis in Pediatric Patients with Brain Tumors Treated with Proton Radiotherapy

S.F. Kralik, C.Y. Ho, W. Finke, J.C. Buchsbaum, C.P. Haskins and C.-S. Shih
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2015, 36 (8) 1572-1578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4333
S.F. Kralik
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (S.F.K., C.Y.H., W.F.)
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C.Y. Ho
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (S.F.K., C.Y.H., W.F.)
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W. Finke
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (S.F.K., C.Y.H., W.F.)
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J.C. Buchsbaum
bRadiation Oncology (J.C.B.)
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C.P. Haskins
dIndiana University School of Medicine (C.P.H.), Indianapolis, Indiana.
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C.-S. Shih
cPediatrics, Hematology/Oncology Section (C.-S.S.)
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S.F. Kralik, C.Y. Ho, W. Finke, J.C. Buchsbaum, C.P. Haskins, C.-S. Shih
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2015, 36 (8) 1572-1578; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4333

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