A new method of incorporating systematic uncertainties in intensity-modulated radiotherapy optimization

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2567-2579

  Yang, Jie ^a   Mageras, Gig S ^a   Spirou, Spiridon V ^a   Jackson, Andrew ^a   Yorke, Ellen ^a   Ling, C Clifton ^a   Chui, Chen Shou ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivalent uniform dose; IMRT; Optimization; Systematic uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS; CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES; EQUIVALENT UNIFORM DOSE; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; PLANNING RISK VOLUMES; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES;

SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCHLEA; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MODEL; NASOPHARYNX; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS; SUID HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 23944482914     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1954161     Document Type: Article

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