Mapping pelvic lymph nodes: Guidelines for delineation in intensity-modulated radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1604-1612

  Taylor, Alexandra ^a   Rockall, Andrea G ^a   Reznek, Rodney H ^a   Powell, Melanie E B ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical target volume; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Iron oxide particles; Pelvic lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TUMORS;

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUME; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; IRON OXIDE PARTICLES; PELVIC LYMPH NODES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

IRON OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27744465874     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.05.062     Document Type: Article

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