Adequate margins for random setup uncertainties in head-and-neck IMRT

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 938-944

  Astreinidou, Eleftheria ^a   Bel, Arjan ^b   Raaijmakers, Cornelis P J ^a   Terhaard, Chris H J ^a   Lagendijk, Jan J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Nucletron BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck; IMRT; Margins; Random errors; Setup uncertainties

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DOSIMETRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

CANCER PATIENTS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT); LYMPH NODES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LYMPH NODE; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 13844292797     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.11.016     Document Type: Article

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