St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jun;60(6):1037-43. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24425. Epub 2012 Dec 19.
Radiation therapy (RT) is used to treat children with CNS tumors, solid tumors or Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatric radiation oncologists have provided critical input into the development and implementation of concepts for clinical trials to further define the modality's role and test newer methods to reduce side effects or intensify therapy. The quality of pediatric oncology clinical trials that include radiation therapy is linked to the quality of guidelines. Radiation oncology is an adult medical specialty; thus, pediatric radiation oncologists are uniquely positioned to work with adult cancer investigators in the reorganized US National Cancer Institute Clinic Trials Network.
放射治疗(RT)用于治疗中枢神经系统肿瘤、实体瘤或霍奇金淋巴瘤患儿。儿科肿瘤放射治疗医师为临床试验概念的制定和实施提供了重要意见,以进一步确定该治疗方式的作用,并测试新方法以减少副作用或增强治疗效果。包含放射治疗的儿科肿瘤临床试验的质量与指南的质量相关。放射肿瘤学是成人医学专业;因此,儿科肿瘤放射治疗医师在重新组织的美国国家癌症研究所临床研究网络中与成人癌症研究人员合作具有独特的地位。