Inhomogeneous target-dose distributions: A dimension more for optimization?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 461-468

  De Gersem, Werner R T ^a   Derycke, Sylvie ^a   Colle, Christophe O ^a   De Wagter, Carlos ^a   De Neve, Wilfried J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beam intensity modulation; Lung cancer; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0344867020     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00464-7     Document Type: Article

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