Dosimetric comparison of helical tomotherapy treatment and step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiotherapy of retroperitoneal sarcoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-87

  Pezner, Richard D ^a   Liu, An ^b   Han, Chunhui ^b   Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Schultheiss, Timothy E ^b   Wong, Jeffrey Y C ^a  

^a Division of Radiation Oncology   (Canada)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Helical tomotherapy; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Retroperitoneal sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; KIDNEY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33749637180     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.08.025     Document Type: Article

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