Inverse and forward optimization of one- and two-dimensional intensity-modulated radiation therapy-based treatment of concave-shaped planning target volumes: The case of prostate cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-195

  Corletto, Daniela ^a   Iori, Mauro ^b   Paiusco, Marta ^b   Brait, Lorenzo ^b   Broggi, Sara ^a   Ceresoli, Giovanni ^c   Iotti, Cinzia ^d   Calandrino, Riccardo ^a   Fiorino, Claudio ^a  

^a Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria   (Italy)

^c Servizio di Radiochemioterapia   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Radioterapia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological model; Conformal radiotherapy; Intensity modulation; Optimization; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECTUM; SEMINAL VESICLE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037296601     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00375-4     Document Type: Article

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