Basic Information
- Fractions
- 16 fractions
- Description
- Tumors arising at the base of the skull. In Japan, they are treated under public health insurance.
Source: QST Hospital 「重粒子線治療の適応」 — View original ↗
Skull Base Tumor · 頭蓋底腫瘍
Skull Base Tumors
Insurance-covered
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Number of fractions
16 fractions (covered by insurance in Japan). The Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center treats, in principle, 4 times a week (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri), and this falls under Japan’s category “head and neck tumors (including skull base tumors, excluding squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and pharynx/larynx).”