Determining the optimal block margin on the planning target volume for extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 515-520

  Cardinale, Robert M ^a   Wu, Qiuwen ^a   Benedict, Stanley H ^a   Kavanagh, Brian D ^a   Bump, Edward ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a  

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

Author keywords

3 D treatment planning; Body radiosurgery; Multileaf collimator; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHYSICS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032841354     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00203-5     Document Type: Article

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