Intensity-Modulated vs. Conformal Radiotherapy of Parotid Gland Tumors: Potential Impact on Hearing Loss

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 237-245

  Lamers Kuijper, E ^a   Schwarz, M ^c   Rasch, C ^c   Mijnheer, B ^a,b  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ATreP Agenzia Provinciale Per la Protonterapia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Parotid gland tumors; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE EAR; MOUTH CAVITY; ORGAN SIZE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EAR; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MOUTH; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 35549002811     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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