Electron-photon field matching in the treatment of paranasal sinus tumors: A case report

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Roeske, John C ^a   Kuchnir, Franca T ^a   Mundt, Arno J ^a   Haraf, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

CT based treatment planning; Dosimetry; Electron photon field matching; Paranasal sinus tumors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; MENINGIOMA; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030097183     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0958-3947(95)02051-9     Document Type: Article

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