Dosimetric evaluation of lung tumor immobilization using breath hold at deep inspiration

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1091-1098

  Barnes, Elizabeth A ^a   Murray, Brad R ^a   Robinson, Donald M ^a   Underwood, Lori J ^a   Hanson, John ^a   Roa, Wilson H Y ^a  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep inspiration breath hold; Lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Respiration gating; Self gating

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

CONFORMAL THERAPY; TUMOR IMMOBILIZATION;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0035879542     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01592-9     Document Type: Article

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