Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 67-70 , January 2010

Re-irradiation of metastatic spinal cord compression: A feasibility study by volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy for in-field recurrence creating a dosimetric hole on the central canal

  • Pietro Mancosu

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Via Manzoni 56, 20098 Rozzano, Italy.
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  • Piera Navarria

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
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  • Mario Bignardi

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
    • ,
  • Luca Cozzi

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Medical Physics Unit, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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  • Antonella Fogliata

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Medical Physics Unit, Bellinzona, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Paola Lattuada

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
    • ,
  • Armando Santoro

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Medical Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
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  • Gaetano Urso

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
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  • Sabrina Vigorito

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy
    • ,
  • Marta Scorsetti

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Radiation Oncology, Rozzano, Italy

Received 3 July 2009 ,Revised 13 November 2009 ,Accepted 29 November 2009.

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PII: S0167-8140(09)00649-5

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.11.010

Radiotherapy & Oncology
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