Beam angle optimization and reduction for intensity-modulated radiation therapy of non-small-cell lung cancers

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 561-572

  Liu, H Helen ^a   Jauregui, Maria ^a   Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Wang, Xiaochun ^a   Dong, Lei ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam angle optimization; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Lung cancer; Treatment planning optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CYTOLOGY; DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BEAM ANGLE OPTIMIZATION; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING OPTIMIZATION;

TUMORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MONITOR; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, ADENOSQUAMOUS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 33646240837     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.033     Document Type: Article

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