Radiation therapy dose delivery

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-91

  Johansson, Karl Axel ^a   Mattsson, Sören ^c   Brahme, Anders ^d   Carlsson, Jörgen ^e   Zackrisson, Björn ^f   Turesson, Ingela ^b   Forssell Aronsson, Eva ^g   Glimelius, Bengt ^g   Hellström, Mikael ^g   Kjellén, Elisabeth ^g   Littbrand, Bo ^g   Stenerlöw, Bo ^g  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BEAM SHAPING; INTENSITY MODULATIONS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SWEDEN; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0038215385     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860310004922     Document Type: Review

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