Influence of MRI on target volume delineation and IMRT planning in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 481-488

  Emami, Bahman ^a   Sethi, Anil ^a   Petruzzelli, Guy J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D CRT; CT; Image fusion; IMRT; MRI

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT);

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0042383175     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00570-4     Document Type: Article

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