Intensity-modulated radiotherapy technique for three-field breast treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1217-1223

  Chui, Chen Shou ^a   Hong, Linda ^a   McCormick, Beryl ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Three field breast treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BREAST TREATMENT; IMRT ALGORITHM; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21244473547     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.040     Document Type: Article

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