Determining optimal two-beam axial orientations for heart sparing in left-sided breast cancer patients

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-121

  Cho, B C John ^a   Mijnheer, Ben J ^a   Bartelink, Harry ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D treatment planning; Beam orientation; Breast cancer; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Objective cost function

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; DISEASES; HEART; HINGES; RADIOTHERAPY; SOFTWARE TESTING;

3D TREATMENT PLANNING; BEAM ORIENTATION; BREAST CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; TECHNIQUES AND RESULTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOMETRY; HEART; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION PROTECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1642576988     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1634391     Document Type: Article

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