Incorporating an improved dose-calculation algorithm in conformal radiotherapy of lung cancer: Re-evaluation of dose in normal lung tissue

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  De Jaeger, Katrien ^a   Hoogeman, Mischa S ^a   Engelsman, Martijn ^a   Seppenwoolde, Yvette ^a   Damen, Eugène M F ^a   Mijnheer, Ben J ^a   Boersma, Liesbeth J ^a   Lebesque, Joos V ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose calculation algorithm; Lung inhomogeneity; Lung injury; NTCP models

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0242321252     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00195-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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