Quantification of Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Node Movement Using Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography Scan: Implications for Radiation Treatment Planning

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1402-1408

  Sher, David J ^a   Wolfgang, John A ^a   Niemierko, Andrzej ^a   Choi, Noah C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Four dimensional treatment planning; Lung cancer; Organ motion; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG THERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FOUR-DIMENSIONAL TREATMENT PLANNING; LUNG CANCER; ORGAN MOTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG HILUS LYMPH NODE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MOTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36149000175     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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