Comparison of dynamic and step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning and delivery

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Alaei, Parham ^a   Higgins, Patrick D ^a   Weaver, Randi ^a   Nguyen, Nina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

DMLC; IMRT; SMLC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION; MOTOR UNIT; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542396899     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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