Comparative dosimetric study of two strategies of intensity-modulated radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal cancer

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-227

  Chen, Shang Wen ^b   Yang, Shih Neng ^b   Liang, Ji An ^b   Shiau, An Cheng ^a   Lin, Fang Jen ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dosimetric analysis; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Simultaneous integrated boost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EAR; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27644491038     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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