Pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy: Design of convenient (daytime-only) schedules

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 809-815

  Brenner, David J ^a,b   Schiff, Peter B ^a   Huang, Youping ^a   Hall, Eric J ^a  

^a Coll Phys Surgs of Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Daytime treatment; Linear quadratic; Pulsed brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DAY CARE; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030694207     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00097-7     Document Type: Article

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