The role of CT simulation in whole-brain irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1081-1088

  Gripp, Stephan ^a   Doeker, Rolf ^a   Glag, Michael ^a   Vogelsang, Petra ^a   Bannach, Burckhardt ^a   Doll, Thorsten ^a   Muskalla, Klaus ^a   Schmitt, Gerd ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032725323     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00292-8     Document Type: Article

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