Palliative radiation for vertebral metastases: The effect of variation in prescription parameters on the dose received at depth

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1083-1091

  Barton, Rachael ^a,c   Robinson, Graham ^b   Gutierrez, Eric ^a   Kirkbride, Peter ^a   McLean, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depth dose; Palliation; Radiation therapy; Spinal MRI; Vertebral metastases

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

PALLIATIVE RADIATION;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTON; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; SPINE METASTASIS; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPINE;

EID: 0037086262     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)02738-9     Document Type: Article

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