Are neck nodal volumes drawn on CT slices covered by standard three-field technique?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 725-742

  Sanguineti, Giuseppe ^a   Culp, Laura R ^a   Endres, Eugene J ^b   Bayouth, John E ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Neck nodal volumes; Standard three field technique

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CT SLICES; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; NECK NODAL VOLUMES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEAD CANCER; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LARYNX; LYMPH NODE; NECK CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TONSIL; X RAY FILM;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2942623739     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.11.025     Document Type: Article

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