The physical basis of IMRT and inverse planning

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 910, 2003, Pages 678-689

  Webb, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COST; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0142028261     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/65676879     Document Type: Review

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