A conformal index (COIN) to evaluate implant quality and dose specification in brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 515-524

  Baltas, Dimos ^a,b   Kolotas, Christos ^a   Geramani, Konstantina ^a,b   Mould, Richard F ^a   Ioannidis, Georgios ^a,b   Kekchidi, Maria ^a,b   Zamboglou, Nikolaos ^a,b  

^a Klinikum Offenbach GmbH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conformal treatment; Dose volume histogram; Interstitial brachytherapy; Quality index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032518595     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00732-3     Document Type: Article

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