Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Brain Tumors in Children

95% of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children are brain tumors . Treatment tactics are determined by their histological type. When possible, tumors are removed (surgical resection); an important treatment method in children over 3 years of age is radiation therapy; in young children, chemotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of CNS tumors, allowing for the postponement of radiation therapy or a reduction in its dose, and in some cases, eliminating it altogether. Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children account for 2nd place By frequency V structure malignant neoplasms of childhood and 1st place among solid tumors.