Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) dosimetry of the head and neck: A comparison of treatment plans using linear accelerator-based IMRT and helical tomotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 917-923

  Sheng, Ke ^a   Molloy, Janelle A ^a,b   Read, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Oropharyngeal carcinoma; Tomotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; ONCOLOGY; TISSUE; TUMORS;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT); OROPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; TONGUE CANCER; TONSIL CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646941630     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.02.038     Document Type: Article

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