Beam intensity modulation using tissue compensators or dynamic multileaf collimation in three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy of primary cancers of the oropharynx and larynx, including the elective neck

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1299-1309

  Van Dieren, Erik B ^a   Nowak, Peter J C M ^a   Wijers, Oda B ^a   Van Sörnsen De Koste, John R ^a   Van Der Est, Henri ^a   Binnekamp, Dirk P ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Head and neck; Intensity modulation; Three dimensional planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; NECK CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SALIVARY GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; XEROSTOMIA;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0034662304     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00564-2     Document Type: Article

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