Dose analysis of radiotherapy techniques for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiography

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-240

  Wu, Vincent W C ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^b   Li, Roger W L ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

'Extended neck' technique; 'Flexed neck' technique; 3 D treatment plan; Dose distribution; Plan evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LENS; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SHIELD; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0030860914     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(97)90036-5     Document Type: Article

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