Initial experience with intensity-modulated conformal radiation therapy for treatment of the head and neck region

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-114

  Verellen, Dirk ^a   Linthout, Nadine ^b   Van Den Berge, Dirk ^b   Bel, Arjan ^b   Storme, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alanine dosimetry; Conformal radiation therapy; Film dosimetry; Intensity modulation; Multileaf collimator; Patient positioning; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0030869676     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00304-0     Document Type: Article

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