Three dimensional planning target volumes: A model and a software tool

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1073-1080

  Austin Seymour, Mary ^a   Kalet, Ira ^a   McDonald, John ^a   Kromhout Schiro, Sharon ^a   Jacky, Jon ^a   Hummel, Sharon ^a   Unger, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical target volume; Conformal radiation therapy; Planning target volume; PTV; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CANCER MODEL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028865994     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)00217-0     Document Type: Article

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