The midline dose distribution for a three-field radiotherapy technique

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-98

  Meeks, Sanford L ^a   Williams, Revlon O ^a   Bova, Francis J ^a   Mendenhall, William M ^a   Buatti, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted radiotherapy planning; Head and neck neoplasms; Laryngeal neoplasms; Oropharyngeal neoplasms; Radiotherapy dosage

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CARCINOMA; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; FLORIDA; GELS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MYELITIS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; TRACHEA;

EID: 0032971259     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(99)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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