Dynamic intensity-modulated non-coplanar arc radiotherapy (INCA) for head and neck cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-157

  Krayenbuehl, Jerôme ^a   Davis, J Bernard ^a   Ciernik, I Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

External beam radiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Non coplanar arc therapy; Toxicity; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED NON COPLANAR ARC RADIOTHERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750724811     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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