Multifractionated image-guided and stereotactic intensity-modulated radiotherapy of paraspinal tumors: A preliminary report

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-61

  Yamada, Yoshiya ^a   Lovelock, D Michael ^a   Yenice, Kamil M ^a   Bilsky, Mark H ^a   Hunt, Margaret A ^a   Zatcky, Joan ^a   Leibel, Steven A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Image guided radiotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Multifractionated radiotherapy; Paraspinal tumors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISEASES; DRUG DOSAGE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIATION; TUMORS;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT); MEMORIAL BODY CRADLE; PLANNING TARGET VOLUME (PTV); SPINAL CORD;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 17844364615     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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