Obstacles and advances in intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning

Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2007, Pages 42-58

  Deasy, J O ^a,b   Alaly, J R ^a   Zakaryan, K ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b WUSM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34547548652     PISSN: 00719676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/0000106027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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