Three dimensional variability in patient positioning using bite block immobilization in 3D-conformal radiation treatment for ENT-tumors

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-321

  Willner, Jochen ^a   Hädinger, Ulrich ^a   Neumann, Michael ^a   Schwab, Franz J ^a   Bratengeier, Klaus ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D conformal treatment planning; Bite block immobilization; Head and neck cancer; Positioning verification; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 17444451753     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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