The effect of fraction time in intensity modulated radiotherapy: Theoretical and experimental evaluation of an optimisation problem

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-187

  Mu, Xiangkui ^a   Löfroth, Per Olov ^a   Karlsson, Mikael ^a   Zackrisson, Björn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dose rate; Fractionation; IMRT; In vitro; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Radiobiological models

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CRICETULUS; HAMSTER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 1542709578     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00165-8     Document Type: Article

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