A mathematical approach to optimizing the radiation dose distribution in heterogeneous tumours

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 727-732

  Stavreva, Nadejda A ^a   Stavrev, Pavel V ^a   Round, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; DRUG THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY;

HETEROGENEOUS TUMORS; LOCAL TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029997157     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609084006     Document Type: Article

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