Field-In-Field Technique With Intrafractionally Modulated Junction Shifts for Craniospinal Irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1193-1198

  Yom, Sue S ^a   Frija, Erik K ^a   Mahajan, Anita ^a   Chang, Eric ^a   Klein, Kelli ^a   Shiu, Almon ^a   Ohrt, Jared ^a   Woo, Shiao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniospinal irradiation planning; Field in field technique; Junction shift

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CRANIAL FIELDS; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; FIELD IN FIELD TECHNIQUE; SPINAL CORD;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FILM DOSIMETER; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 35448997435     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.04.062     Document Type: Article

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