A systematic study of techniques for elective cervical nodal irradiation with anterior or opposed anterior and posterior beams

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-51

  Nutting, Christopher M ^a   Normile, Peter S ^a   Bedford, James L ^a   Harrington, Kevin J ^a   Webb, Steve ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elective cervical lymph node irradiation; Head and neck carcinoma; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Radiotherapy techniques

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0242321248     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00196-8     Document Type: Article

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