"Cranial Irradiation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The exposure of the head to roentgen rays or other forms of radioactivity for therapeutic or preventive purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D016371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.190
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Irradiation- Cranial Irradiation
- Cranial Irradiations
- Irradiation, Cranial
- Irradiations, Cranial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Irradiation" by people in Profiles.
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria: Radiation Therapy for Limited-Stage SCLC 2020. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 01; 16(1):66-75.
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria on Radiation Therapy for Extensive-Stage SCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 01; 16(1):54-65.
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A pooled analysis of individual patient data from National Clinical Trials Network clinical trials of concurrent chemoradiotherapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer in elderly patients versus younger patients. Cancer. 2019 02 01; 125(3):382-390.
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Radiosurgery alone is associated with favorable outcomes for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2018 06; 120:88-90.
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Investigating the Effect of Reirradiation or Systemic Therapy in Patients With Glioblastoma After Tumor Progression: A Secondary Analysis of NRG Oncology/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Trial 0525. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 01 01; 100(1):38-44.
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The risk of radiation necrosis following stereotactic radiosurgery with concurrent systemic therapies. J Neurooncol. 2017 Jun; 133(2):357-368.
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A prospective study of cerebral, frontal lobe, and temporal lobe volumes and neuropsychological performance in children with primary brain tumors treated with cranial radiation. Cancer. 2017 Jan 01; 123(1):161-168.
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Positive Interaction between Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation and Maintenance Sunitinib for Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients After Standard Chemotherapy: A Secondary Analysis of CALGB 30504 (ALLIANCE). J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Mar; 11(3):361-9.
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Synchronous glioblastoma and medulloblastoma in a child with mismatch repair mutation. Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Mar; 32(3):553-7.
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Treatment of brain metastases. Oncology. 2014; 87(6):321-9.