Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy: The tomotherapy approach;Radiothérapie conformationnelle: La tomothérapie

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 433-442

  Linthout, N ^a   Verellen, D ^a   De Coninck, P ^a   Bel, A ^a   Storme, G ^a  

^a AZ VUB   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conformal radiation therapy; Normal tissue complication probability; Tomotherapy; Treatment planning evaluation; Tumor control probability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE CALCULATION; ETHMOID BONE; HISTOGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034509675     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1278-3218(00)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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