A quantitative study of IMRT delivery effects in commercial planning systems for the case of oesophagus and prostate tumours

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 941, 2006, Pages 401-408

  Seco, J ^a   Clark, C H ^a   Evans, P M ^a   Webb, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; SMALL INTESTINE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; LUNG; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; PELVIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPINAL CORD; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33646432235     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/91588055     Document Type: Article

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