Defining internal target volume (ITV) for hepatocellular carcinoma using four-dimensional CT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-278

  Xi, Mian ^a   Liu, Meng Zhong ^a   Deng, Xiao Wu ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Huang, Xiao Yan ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Li, Qiao Qiao ^a   Hu, Yong Hong ^a   Cai, Ling ^a   Cui, Nian Ji ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

4DCT; Dosimetry; Liver neoplasm radiotherapy; Organ motion; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548433997     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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