Hypofractionated high-dose irradiation for the treatment of malignant astrocytomas using simultaneous integrated boost technique by IMRT

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1317-1324

  Iuchi, Toshihiko ^a   Hatano, Kazuo ^a   Narita, Yuichiro ^a   Kodama, Takashi ^a   Yamaki, Tomohiro ^a   Osato, Katsunobu ^a  

^a CHIBA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

High dose irradiation; Hypofractionation; IMRT; Malignant astrocytoma; Simultaneous integrated boost technique

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY;

HIGH-DOSE IRRADIATION; HYPOFRACTIONATION; IMRT; MALIGNANT ASTROCYTOMA; SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATED BOOST TECHNIQUE;

TUMORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645370234     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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