Does 4 MV perform better compared to 6 MV in the presence of air cavities in the head and neck region?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-207

  Petoukhova, Anna L ^a   Terhaard, Chris H J ^a   Welleweerd, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

4 versus 6 MV X ray irradiation; Air cavity effects; Electronic equilibrium; Larynx and maxillary sinus; Tissue inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FILM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LARYNX; MAXILLARY SINUS; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; X IRRADIATION;

AIR; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNX; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY;

EID: 33745002959     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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