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The efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of intracranial ependymomaDavid B Mansur
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Neurooncol 66:187-90. 2004..A retrospective analysis was performed to determine the outcome of patients with intracranial ependymoma treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)...- Postoperative radiation therapy for grade II and III intracranial ependymomaDavid B Mansur
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61:387-91. 2005..To retrospectively determine the long-term outcome of intracranial ependymoma patients treated with surgery and postoperative radiation therapy... - CT localization of axillary lymph nodes in relation to the humeral head: significance of arm position for radiation therapy planningDavid B Mansur
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Radiother Oncol 77:191-3. 2005..With the arm abducted beyond 55 degrees, humeral head blocking would result in blocking of some of the axillary nodes... 
Radiation therapy for pilocytic astrocytomas of childhoodDavid B Mansur
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine and Saint Louis Children s Hospital, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 79:829-34. 2011..To examine the efficacy of radiation therapy for pediatric pilocytic astrocytomas, we retrospectively reviewed the experience at our institution...- Long-term outcome in children treated for craniopharyngioma with and without radiotherapyLilie L Lin
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:126-30. 2008..The authors report the results of surgery alone or in combination with radiotherapy in the management of craniopharyngiomas in children... - Combined surgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of cerebral metastasesDavid D Limbrick
Department of Neurosurgery, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Surg Neurol 71:280-8, disucssion 288-9. 2009..We present a series of patients treated with surgery followed by SRS, while reserving WBRT as a salvage therapy for disease progression... - Postoperative imaging surveillance in pediatric pilocytic astrocytomasIan G Dorward
Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 6:346-52. 2010..Whereas several reports recommend no postoperative imaging, one study proposed surveillance MR imaging studies to detect delayed recurrences... - Glioblastoma in children: a single-institution experienceStephanie M Perkins
Department of Radiation Oncology and Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 80:1117-21. 2011..However, even with this multispecialty approach, overall survival remains poor. To assess outcome and evaluate treatment-related prognostic factors, we retrospectively reviewed the experience at our institution... - Localization of internal mammary lymph nodes by CT simulation: implications for breast radiation therapy planningDavid B Mansur
Department of Radiation Oncology and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place, Box 8224, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Radiother Oncol 73:355-7. 2004..In an attempt to simplify their localization for treatment planning purposes, the position of the internal mammary lymph nodes was systematically studied in 65 breast cancer patients undergoing CT simulation... - Oligodendrogliomas in childrenKimberly M Creach
Department of Radiation Oncology and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Neurooncol 106:377-82. 2012..Our data demonstrate that patients with less than GTR and <3 years at diagnosis are at increased risk for progression and may benefit from more aggressive therapy... - The impact of central lung distance, maximal heart distance, and radiation technique on the volumetric dose of the lung and heart for intact breast radiationFeng-Ming Kong
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:963-71. 2002..Adding a medial breast port significantly decreases percentage volume (PV) of lung and heart receiving high doses, especially when the CLD is excessive... - Measured peripheral dose in pediatric radiation therapy: a comparison of intensity-modulated and conformal techniquesDavid B Mansur
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Radiother Oncol 82:179-84. 2007..The interest in IMRT for the treatment of pediatric malignancies has raised concern about possible increased total body dose. This study examines the pediatric peripheral dose resulting from IMRT compared to 3D conformal therapy... - Distinct genetic signatures among pilocytic astrocytomas relate to their brain region originMukesh K Sharma
Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Cancer Res 67:890-900. 2007..These results suggest that glial tumors share an intrinsic, lineage-specific molecular signature that reflects the brain region in which their nonmalignant predecessors originated... - Long term outcome with post-operative radiation therapy for spinal canal ependymomaSasha H Wahab
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place, Lower Level, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Neurooncol 83:85-9. 2007..A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of post-operative radiation therapy in the management of spinal canal ependymoma at our institution... - Metachronous secondary atypical meningioma and anaplastic astrocytoma after postoperative craniospinal irradiation for medulloblastomaAndrew J Hope
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8224, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Childs Nerv Syst 22:1201-7. 2006..The patient is currently alive but with recurrent astrocytoma after a complete remission on temozolomide monotherapy. Second malignancies are a rare, potentially devastating risk in cancer survivors, with risk continuing lifelong... - Alterations of protein 4.1 family members in ependymomas: a study of 84 casesVeena Rajaram
Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110 1093, USA
Mod Pathol 18:991-7. 2005..009). We conclude that alterations of Protein 4.1 family members are common in ependymal tumors and that specific alterations are associated with distinct clinicopathologic subsets... - Dose distribution outside of a sphere of P-32 chromic phosphorous colloidCharles D Hechtman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, and The Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63:961-8. 2005..69 MeV, used to treat cystic craniopharyngioma) as a function of cyst size with and without plating (migration and adhesion of P-32 to the cyst surface)... - Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: the Washington University initial experienceRobert E Drzymala
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 83:148-52. 2005..Only 2% of all patients had persistently bothersome side effects. In conclusion, radiosurgery is an effective treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, especially for those patients not having prior surgery... - Radiosurgical posterior corpus callosotomy in a child with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Case reportMatthew D Smyth
Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University, St Louis Children s Hospital, Missouri 63110, USA
J Neurosurg 106:312-5. 2007..The relevant literature pertaining to the use of radiosurgery for treating epilepsy is reviewed. Details of the radiosurgical techniques and prescription dose used are presented, along with 1-year serial neuroimaging results... - Planning tools for modulated electron radiotherapyMurat Surucu
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Med Phys 37:2215-24. 2010..To develop tools to plan modulated electron radiotherapy (MERT) and to compare the MERT plans to conventional or intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment plans... 
Recurrent adult-onset hypophyseal Langerhans cell histiocytosis after radiotherapy: a case reportRyan K Funk
Department of Radiation Oncology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University Medical School, 4511 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA
J Med Case Rep 6:341. 2012..abstract:..- Tilting of radioactive plaques after initial accurate placement for treatment of uveal melanomaArghavan Almony
Ocular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 126:65-70. 2008..To evaluate plaque movement as a potential factor in local failure using intraoperative ultrasonography at plaque insertion and removal... - The efficacy of radiation therapy in the management of grade I astrocytomasElizabeth A Kidd
Department of Radiation Oncology and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, USA
J Neurooncol 76:55-8. 2006..In particular, patients with supratentorial tumors and delayed radiation therapy had a worse PFS. Additional investigation is needed to improve the outcome in these patients...