Setup reproducibility in radiation therapy for lung cancer: A comparison between T-bar and expanded foam immobilization devices

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 211-216

  Halperin, Ross ^a   Roa, Wilson ^a   Field, Melissa ^a   Hanson, John ^b   Murray, Brad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expanded foam immobilization device; Setup reproducibility; T bar; Thoracic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG CANCER; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032899184     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00354-X     Document Type: Article

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