Assessment of the accuracy of a conventional simulation for radiotherapy of head and skull base tumors

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-351

  Gross, Markus W ^a   Spahn, Ute ^a   Engenhart Cabillic, Rita ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Quality assurance; Simulation; Stereotactic irradiation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD TUMOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SKULL BASE TUMOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0041929620     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460300200410     Document Type: Article

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