Interfractional dose variation during intensity-modulated radiation therapy for cervical cancer assessed by weekly CT evaluation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 617-623

  Han, Youngyih ^a   Shin, Eun Hyuk ^a   Huh, Seung Jae ^a   Lee, Jung Eun ^a   Park, Won ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Interfractional dose variation; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY;

CERVICAL CANCER; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERFRACTIONAL DOSE VARIATION; SMALL BOWEL;

TUMORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646257787     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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