Robotic stereotactic body radiation therapy for liver-limited malignant tumors.

Introduction: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is rapidly gaining favor as a new treatment modality for malignant liver tumors. Most of the studies have recruited patients with disseminated disease originating from the liver. This study focuses on disease limited to the liver.

Development of an electronic database for quality assurance of radiotherapy in the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (Europe) high risk neuroblastoma study.

Quality assurance of radiotherapy is an important determinant of outcome in some cancers. SIOPEN-R-NET developed a computerised remote data entry system for recording imaging and treatment parameters for its multimodality high risk neuroblastoma study. This will enable investigation of the relationship between radiotherapy quality and local control.

[Long-term endocrine complications after brain tumor treatment--own experience].

Background: Long-term endocrine complications affect approximately 40% of childhood cancer survivors.

The Aim: The retrospective analysis of parameters of the endocrine system function up to 10 years after head radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy (CT) due to malignant solid tumor of the central nervous system.

Material And Methods: The analysis included 30 patients (15 girls; 15 boys) followed in Endocrine Outpatient Department, University Children's Hospital of Krakow for 1-10 years (mean 5.

[Radiotherapy as a one of the three standard methods of oncological treatment in children. Assesment based on 6 years activity of the first department of paediatric radiotherapy in Poland, localized in the paediatric hospital].

Introduction: In November 1999, the first Radiotherapy Department localized in pediatric center in Poland and aimed at treating paediatric patients, was opened in the University Children's Hospital of Cracow.

Objective: The purpose of this paper was to evaluate activity of the Radiotherapy Department by measuring quality of delivered therapy.

Material And Methods: Between November 1999 and November 2005, 305 patients, including 172 boys and 133 girls from 2 to 18-years-old, underwent irradiation in the Radiotherapy Department, University Children's Hospital of Cracow.

[Congenital brain tumor in neonate--case report and review of literature].

The paper describes a case of prenatally diagnosed congenital brain tumor of an extremely rare histological type--oligodendrocytoma. The intrauterine ultrasound scans were interpreted as intracranial hemorrhage. The initial physical examination of the newborn revealed symptoms of mild increase of intracranial pressure.