Use of segmental boost fields in the irradiation of inguinal lymphatic nodes

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Watson, Barbara A ^a   Tatro, Daniel S ^a   Ten Haken, Randall K ^a   Schewe, James E ^a   Possert, Peter W ^a   Sullivan, Molly A ^a  

^a Foote Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Boost segmental fields; Computer generated isodose plans; Inguinal lymph node depths; Multileaf collimators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

GROIN; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0033039375     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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