The clinical implications of the collapsed cone planning algorithm

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-154

  Irvine, Catherine ^a   Morgan, A ^a   Crellin, A ^a   Nisbet, A ^b   Beange, I ^b  

^a Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Collapsed cone; Pencil beam; PTV; Treatment planning system

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1542608452     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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