Accuracy of patient positioning during radiotherapy for bladder and brain tumours

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-98

  Hanna, C L ^a   Slade, S ^a   Mason, M D ^a   Burnet, N G ^b  

^a VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Planning target volume; Portal beam film; Radiotherapy; Set up errors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATOR;

EID: 0032997330     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.1999.9021     Document Type: Article

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