A new non-invasive and relocatable immobilization frame for fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-317

  Theodorou, Kyriaki ^a   Kappas, Constantin ^a   Tsokas, Constantin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Non invasive; Relocatable frame; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HEAD; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031745788     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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