A comparison of three stereotactic radiotherapy techniques; arcs vs. noncoplanar fixed fields vs. intensity modulation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 431-436

  Cardinale, Robert M ^a   Benedict, Stanley H ^a   Wu, Qiuwen ^a   Zwicker, Robert D ^a   Gaballa, Hani E ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulation; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COLLIMATOR; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032170985     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00206-5     Document Type: Article

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