Comparison of forward planned conformal radiation therapy and inverse planned intensity modulated radiation therapy for esthesioneuroblastoma

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 892, 2002, Pages 356-361

  Zabel, A ^a   Thilmann, C ^a   Zuna, I ^a   Schlegel, W ^a   Wannenmacher, M ^b   Debus, J ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHORA; ERYTHEMA; ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT; ORGAN SIZE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TARGET ORGAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME PERCEPTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036555327     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.892.750356     Document Type: Article

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