Serial megavoltage CT imaging during external beam radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: Observations on tumor regression during treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1024-1028

  Kupelian, Patrick A ^a   Ramsey, Chester ^b   Meeks, Sanford L ^a   Willoughby, Twyla R ^a   Forbes, Alan ^a   Wagner, Thomas H ^a   Langen, Katja M ^a  

^a M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

^b THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Megavoltage CT; Non small cell lung cancer; Tumor regression

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE; TUMORS;

METAVOLTAGE CT; NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER; TOMOTHERAPY; TUMOR REGRESSION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 27144468304     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.04.046     Document Type: Article

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