A treatment planning comparison of 3D conformal therapy, intensity modulated photon therapy and proton therapy for treatment of advanced head and neck tumours

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-297

  Cozzi, Luca ^a   Fogliata, Antonella ^a   Lomax, Antony ^b   Bolsi, Alessandra ^a  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D conformal therapy; Comparative treatment planning; Head and neck radiation therapy; Intensity modulated photon therapy; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORGAN; PAROTID GLAND; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD; TARGET ORGAN; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035202078     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(01)00403-0     Document Type: Article

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