A treatment planning inter-comparison of proton and intensity modulated photon radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-271

  Lomax, Antony J ^e   Bortfeld, Thomas ^a   Goitein, Gudrun ^e   Debus, Juergen ^a   Dykstra, Christine ^b   Tercier, Pierre Alain ^c   Coucke, Philippe A ^d   Mirimanoff, Rene O ^d  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Institute of Applied Radiophysics   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Comparative treatment planning; Intensity modulated photon radiotherapy; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032976831     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(99)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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