Determination of critical dosimetric parameters for breast radiation using forward-planned segmented fields for intensity modulation

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-32

  Stelzer, Keith J ^a   Bailey, Beau ^a   Davidson, Mark ^a   Dugick, Steven ^a   Mullins, Mark ^a  

^a Mid Columbia Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Breast radiation; Dose homogeneity; Intensity modulated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TOXICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SKIN;

EID: 33847015133     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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