A Treatment Planning Analysis of Inverse-Planned and Forward-Planned Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1625-1633

  Poon, Ian ^a   Xia, Ping ^b   Weinberg, Vivien ^b   Sultanem, Khalil ^c   Akazawa, Clayton ^b   Akazawa, Pamela ^b   Verhey, Lynn ^b   Quivey, Jeanne Marie ^b   Lee, Nancy ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Forward planning; Intensity modulation; Intensity modulated radiation treatment (IMRT); Inverse planning; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CARCINOGENS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSAGE;

FORWARD PLANNING; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION TREATMENT (IMRT); INVERSE PLANNING; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INNER EAR; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPINAL CORD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN STEM; CARCINOMA; EAR, INNER; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SPINAL CORD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 36148991809     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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