Modelling heart and lung complications following breast cancer radiotherapy - From theory to practice

Physica Medica

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 74-85

  Gagliardi, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Heart; Lung; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSIMETRY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATION; LUNG DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL TIME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0034841182     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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