Exploring the effect of marked normal structure volume on normal tissue complication probability

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-227

  Hornby, Colin J ^a   Ackerly, Trevor ^b   See, Andrew ^b   Geso, Moshi ^b  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DVH; NTCP; Organ contouring; Radiobiology; Structure volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BLADDER; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RECTUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0348109478     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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