Management of target localization uncertainties in external-beam therapy

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 133-135

  Mageras, Gig S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TARGET ORGAN; TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POSTURE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 20644464960     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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