Limitations of the planning organ at risk volume (PRV) concept

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 279-286

  Stroom, Joep C ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geometrical uncertainties; Organ at risk (OAR); Planning organ at risk volume (PRV); Safety margin; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DOSIMETERS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GEOMETRICAL UNCERTAINTIES; ORGAN AT RISK (OAR); PLANNING ORGAN AT RISK VOLUME (PRV); SAFETY MARGIN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; GEOMETRY; HEAD; MOTION; NECK; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOM ERROR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPINAL CORD; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33746834078     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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