Target dose conformity in 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and intensity modulated radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-206

  Wu, Vincent W C ^a   Kwong, Dora L W ^b   Sham, Jonathan S T ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3 D conformal radiotherapy; Conformity index; Intensity modulated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1942446144     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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