Is there any utility for proton beam radiation to replace whole abdominal radiation for patients with Wilms tumor?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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It is important to clarify that “whole abdominal radiation” (aka whole abdominal irradiation, or WAI) is a field of radiation therapy (RT) used to treat some Wilms tumor patients. Proton beam RT is a modality of RT delivery, with the main alternative being photon RT. But both photon (more commonly u...
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