On the parameter describing the generalised equivalent uniform dose (gEUD) for tumours

Physica Medica

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 100-106

  Søvik, Åste ^a,b   Ovrum, Jostein ^a,b   Olsen, Dag Rune ^a,b   Malinen, Eirik ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dose volume histogram; Equivalent uniform dose; IMRT; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 36448963042     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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