Impact of cradle immobilization on setup reproducibility during external beam radiation therapy for lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 527-531

  Bentel, Gunilla C ^a   Marks, Lawrence B ^a   Krishnamurthy, Rupa ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cradle immobilization; External beam radiation therapy; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030793183     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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