Three-dimensional dosimetry using polymer gel and magnetic resonance imaging applied to the verification of conformal radiation therapy in head- and-neck cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-291

  De Deene, Y ^a   De Wagter, C ^a   Van Duyse, B ^a   Derycke, S ^a   De Neve, W ^a   Achten, E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3D gel dosimetry; Conformal radiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulation; Polymer gel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; FILM DOSIMETER; GEL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GELS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031762576     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00087-5     Document Type: Article

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