Tumor location cannot predict the mobility of lung tumors: A 3D analysis of data generated from multiple CT scans

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 348-354

  Van Sörnsen De Koste, John R ^a   Lagerwaard, Frank J ^a   Nijssen Visser, Margriet R J ^a   Graveland, Wilfried J ^a   Senan, Suresh ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CT planning; Lung cancer; Stage I; Tumor mobility

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES (CTV);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0038300496     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04467-X     Document Type: Article

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