Intensity modulated conformal therapy for intracranial lesions

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-241

  Grant III, Walter ^a   Cain, Robyn B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Inverse planning

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031716948     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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