Optimal number of beams for stereotactic body radiotherapy of lung and liver lesions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 906-912

  Liu, Ruiguo ^a   Buatti, John M ^b   Howes, Terese L ^b   Dill, John ^b   Modrick, Joseph M ^b   Meeks, Sanford L ^c  

^a Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric optimization; Lesions; Liver; Lung; Stereotactic body radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION; LESIONS; LIVER; LUNG; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LASER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER SIZE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIAOTHERAPY; TARGET ORGAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33748949711     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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