Is tomotherapy the future of IMRT?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 916, 2004, Pages 285-295

  Beavis, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; ONLINE SYSTEM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2342583374     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22666727     Document Type: Review

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