Treatment portals for elective radiotherapy of the neck: An inventory in The Netherlands

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-86

  Nowak, Peter ^a   Van Dieren, Erik ^a   Van Sörnsen de Koste, John ^a   Van der Est, Henry ^a   Heijmen, Ben ^a   Levendag, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

elective radiation; head and neck; radiotherapy; treatment portals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030995281     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)01894-4     Document Type: Article

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