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SUBMITTER: Okoukoni C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5707405 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Okoukoni Catherine C McTyre Emory R ER Ayala Peacock Diandra N DN Peiffer Ann M AM Strowd Roy R Cramer Christina C Hinson William H WH Rapp Steve S Metheny-Barlow Linda L Shaw Edward G EG Chan Michael D MD
Advances in radiation oncology 20170830 4
<h4>Purpose</h4>Radiation-induced cognitive decline is relatively common after treatment for primary and metastatic brain tumors; however, identifying dosimetric parameters that are predictive of radiation-induced cognitive decline is difficult due to the heterogeneity of patient characteristics. The memory function is especially susceptible to radiation effects after treatment. The objective of this study is to correlate volumetric radiation doses received by critical neuroanatomic structures t ...[more]