A test of the claim that plan rankings are determined by relative complication and tumor-control probabilities

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 451-457

  Langer, Mark ^a   Morrill, Steven S ^a   Lane, Richard ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Probability functions; Radiation therapy planning; Scientific error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; LUNG CANCER; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032076227     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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