Volume effects in radiobiology as applied to radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-288

  Hopewell, John William ^a   Trott, Klaus Rüdiger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organ anatomy; Organ physiology; Radiation damage; Radiobiology; Volume effects

Indexed keywords

DOSE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034284057     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00236-X     Document Type: Review

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