Three-dimensional radiotherapy of head and neck and esophageal carcinomas: A monoisocentric treatment technique to achieve improved dose distributions

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-65

  Ahmad, Munir ^a,b   Nath, Ravinder ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b William W Backus Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D treatment planning; Head and neck and esophageal carcinomas; Improved dose distributions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035916344     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010220)96:1<55::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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