A non-invasive immobilization system and related quality assurance for dynamic intensity modulated radiation therapy of intracranial and head and neck disease

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 455-467

  Tsai, Jen San ^a,b   Engler, Mark J ^a   Ling, Marilyn N ^a,c   Wu, Julian K ^a   Kramer, Bradley ^a   Dipetrillo, Thomas ^a   Wazer, David E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha cradle; Aquaplast; Conformal radiotherapy; IMRT; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Non invasive immobilization; Polyurethane cradle; Quality assurance; Thermoplastic mask; Topograms

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE MASK; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOGRAM; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MASKS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033556637     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00398-8     Document Type: Article

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