A simple and reliable index for scoring rival stereotactic radiosurgery plans

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1141-1149

  Wagner, Thomas H ^a   Bova, Francis J ^b   Friedman, William A ^b   Buatti, John M ^c   Bouchet, Lionel G ^b   Meeks, Sanford L ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Computer assisted radiotherapy planning; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ONCOLOGY; TISSUE; TUMORS;

RADIOSURGERY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMITY GRADIENT INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0142155548     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01563-3     Document Type: Article

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