Intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Rethinking basic treatment planning paradigms

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 317-318

  Macklis, Roger ^a   Weinhous, Martin ^a   Harnisch, Gayle ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0033835345     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00584-8     Document Type: Editorial

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