Extracranial Stereotactic Radioablation: Physical Principles

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 882-894

  Papiez, Lech ^a   Timmerman, Robert ^a   DesRosiers, Colleen ^a   Randall, Marcus ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; EXTRACRANIAL STEREOTACTIC RADIOABLATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TOXICITY;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MATHEMATICS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0345865030     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860310013490     Document Type: Article

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