Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59 , April 2010

Carbon ion radiation therapy for high-risk meningiomas

  • Stephanie E. Combs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Neuro-Radiation Oncology Research Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
    • ,
  • Christian Hartmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuro-Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Anna Nikoghosyan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Oliver Jäkel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
    • Heidelberger Ionenstrahl Therapiezentrum (HIT), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Christian P. Karger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Thomas Haberer

      Affiliations

    • Heidelberger Ionenstrahl Therapiezentrum (HIT), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Andreas von Deimling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuro-Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Marc W. Münter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Peter E. Huber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Jürgen Debus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Heidelberger Ionenstrahl Therapiezentrum (HIT), Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Daniela Schulz-Ertner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Radiological Institute (MVZ), Markus Hospital, 60431 Frankfurt, Germany

Received 25 October 2009 ,Revised 22 December 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.12.029

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59 , April 2010

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