Influence of contrast materials on dose calculation in radiotherapy planning using computed tomography for tumors at various anatomical regions: A prospective study

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-55

  Shibamoto, Yuta ^a   Naruse, Asaka ^a   Fukuma, Hiroshi ^a   Ayakawa, Shiho ^a   Sugie, Chikao ^a   Tomita, Natsuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D treatment planning; Contrast material; Dose calculation

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34447103588     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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