Tumour control probability: A formulation applicable to any temporal protocol of dose delivery

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 279-293

  Zaider, M ^a   Minerbo, G N ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THEORY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033968789     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/2/303     Document Type: Article

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