Is uniform target dose possible in IMRT plans in the head and neck?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1159-1172

  Vineberg, K A ^a   Eisbruch, A ^a   Coselmon, M M ^a   McShan, D L ^a   Kessler, M L ^a   Fraass, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

3D planning; Conformal radiotherapy; Dose escalation; Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Optimization; Parotid sparing

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DOSIMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; TISSUE; TUMORS;

FLEXIBLE COST FUNCTIONS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

HUMANS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036534912     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)02800-0     Document Type: Article

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