Evaluation of three-dimensional conformal techniques with dose volume statistics in small fields irradiation for brain and lung tumors

Journal of JASTRO

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-134

  Bo, Xu ^a  

^a Section of Radiation Oncology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Dose volume histograms; Lung; Non coplanar irradiation; Three dimensional conformai radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012867237     PISSN: 10409564     EISSN: 18819885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11182/jastro1989.10.125     Document Type: Article

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