Precision required for dose-escalated treatment of spinal metastases and implications for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-63

  Guckenberger, Matthias ^a   Meyer, Juergen ^a   Wilbert, Juergen ^a   Baier, Kurt ^a   Bratengeier, Klaus ^a   Vordermark, Dirk ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT); Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); Rotational set up errors; Spinal metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447106601     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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