Target coverage in head and neck cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy: A comparison between conventionaland conformal techniques

Tumori

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 503-510

  Palazzi, Mauro ^a,b   Orlandi, Ester ^a   Pignoli, Emanuele ^a   Lualdi, Manuela ^a   Zonca, Giancarlo ^a   Sangalli, Claudia ^a   Stucchi, Claudio ^a   Olmi, Patrizia ^a  

^a Istituto Tumori   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Planning study; Target coverage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 33846476146     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160609200607     Document Type: Article

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