Intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Current status and issues of interest

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 880-914

  Purdy, J A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D conformal therapy; 3D treatment planning; Dose calculations; IMRT; Inverse planning; Optimization; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

THERAPEUTIC RATIO;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOXICITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TERMINOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035889335     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01749-7     Document Type: Review

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