Erratum: IMRT with compensators for head-and-neck cancers. Treatment technique, dosimetric accuracy, and practical experiences (Strahlentherapie und Onkologie (2005) 181 (665-672) DOI: 10.1007/s00066-005-1402-y);IMRT with compensators for head-and-neck cancers: Treatment technique, dosimetric accuracy, and practical experiences

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 665-672

  Salz, Henning ^a   Wiezorek, Tilo ^a   Scheithauer, Marcel ^a   Schwedas, Michael ^a   Beck, Jochen ^a   Wendt, Thomas Georg ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compensators; Dose coverage; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Quality assurance; Treatment delivery time

Indexed keywords

TIN; WAX;

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAROTID GLAND; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 26444553262     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-005-7402-0     Document Type: Erratum

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