An anatomy-based beam segmentation tool for intensity-modulated radiation therapy and its application to head-and-neck cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 849-859

  De Gersem, Werner ^a   Claus, Filip ^a   De Wagter, Carlos ^a   De Neve, Wilfried ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy based beam segmentation; IMRT

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION; SKIN; TUMORS;

BEAM SEGMENTATION TOOL;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLIMATOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MEASUREMENT; MODULATION; ORGAN; PARANASAL SINUS CARCINOMA; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SKIN; THYROID CARCINOMA; WEIGHT;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NECK; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0035501409     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01727-8     Document Type: Article

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