Field margin reduction using intensity-modulated x-ray beams formed with a multileaf collimator

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1123-1129

  Dirkx, Maarten L P ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a   Korevaar, Gert A ^a   Van Os, Marjolein J H ^a   Stroom, Joep C ^a   Koper, Peter C M ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Field margin; Intensity modulation; Multileaf collimator; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RISK; COLLIMATOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0030758769     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00287-3     Document Type: Article

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