Spatial and Dosimetric Variability of Organs at Risk in Head-and-Neck Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1121-1130

  Robar, James L ^a,b   Day, Allan ^b   Clancey, James ^b   Kelly, Robin ^a,b   Yewondwossen, Mammo ^a,b   Hollenhorst, Helmut ^a,b   Rajaraman, Murali ^a,b   Wilke, Derek ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cancer Care Nova Scotia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Head and neck; IMRT; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Parotid; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BRAINSTEM; HEAD AND NECK TUMORS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; PAROTID GLANDS; SPINAL CORD;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOM ERRORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DOSIMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SPINAL CORD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34447276902     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.01.030     Document Type: Article

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