Generalization of the normalized dose-response gradient to non-uniform dose delivery

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 718-724

  Lind, B K ^a   Nilsson, J ^a   Lof J ^a   Brahme, A ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; TUMORS;

DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

DOSIMETRY;

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLONOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0035189355     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860152619133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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