Cranial Irradiation

"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.

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The exposure of the head to roentgen rays or other forms of radioactivity for therapeutic or preventive purposes.

Descriptor ID	D016371
MeSH Number(s)	E02.815.190
Concept/Terms	Cranial Irradiation Cranial Irradiation Cranial Irradiations Irradiation, Cranial Irradiations, Cranial

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cranial Irradiation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Radiotherapy [E02.815]
Cranial Irradiation [E02.815.190]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cranial Irradiation".

Cranial Irradiation
Pituitary Irradiation

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

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Bowers DC, Johnson MD. Feasibility of transcranial Doppler to evaluate vasculopathy among survivors of childhood brain tumors exposed to cranial radiation therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Jan; 72(1):e31392.

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Hartford AC, Gill GS, Ravi D, Tosteson TD, Li Z, Russo G, Eskey CJ, Jarvis LA, Simmons NE, Evans LT, Williams BB, Gladstone DJ, Roberts DW, Buckey JC. Sensitizing brain metastases to stereotactic radiosurgery using hyperbaric oxygen: A proof-of-principle study. Radiother Oncol. 2022 12; 177:179-184.

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Robin TP, Sannes TS, Spring Kong FM, Mornex F, Hirsch FR, Rusthoven CG, Gaspar LE. Physician Bias in Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Decision Making-An Opportunity for a Patient Decision Aid. Clin Lung Cancer. 2018 11; 19(6):476-483.

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Weiss GJ, Lohinai Z. Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small-cell lung cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2017 07; 18(7):e367.

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Gorovets D, Ayala-Peacock D, Tybor DJ, Rava P, Ebner D, Cielo D, Nor?n G, Wazer DE, Chan M, Hepel JT. Multi-institutional Nomogram Predicting Survival Free From Salvage Whole Brain Radiation After Radiosurgery in Patients With Brain Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 02 01; 97(2):246-253.

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Mahadevan A, Sampson C, LaRosa S, Floyd SR, Wong ET, Uhlmann EJ, Sengupta S, Kasper EM. Dosimetric analysis of the alopecia preventing effect of hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation therapy. Radiat Oncol. 2015 Nov 26; 10:245.

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Liu Y, Alexander BM, Chen YH, Horvath MC, Aizer AA, Claus EB, Dunn IF, Golby AJ, Johnson MD, Friesen S, Mannarino EG, Wagar M, Hacker FL, Arvold ND. Salvage whole brain radiotherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery after initial stereotactic radiosurgery for 1-4 brain metastases. J Neurooncol. 2015 Sep; 124(3):429-37.

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Hartford AC, Paravati AJ, Spire WJ, Li Z, Jarvis LA, Fadul CE, Rhodes CH, Erkmen K, Friedman J, Gladstone DJ, Hug EB, Roberts DW, Simmons NE. Postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery without whole-brain radiation therapy for brain metastases: potential role of preoperative tumor size. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Mar 01; 85(3):650-5.

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Ferreri AJ, Verona C, Politi LS, Chiara A, Perna L, Villa E, Reni M. Consolidation radiotherapy in primary central nervous system lymphomas: impact on outcome of different fields and doses in patients in complete remission after upfront chemotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 May 01; 80(1):169-75.

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Cochran DM, Yock TI, Adams JA, Tarbell NJ. Radiation dose to the lens during craniospinal irradiation-an improvement in proton radiotherapy technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Apr 01; 70(5):1336-42.

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