A free program for calculating EUD-based NTCP and TCP in external beam radiotherapy

Physica Medica

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 115-125

  Gay, Hiram A ^a   Niemierko, Andrzej ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose volume histogram; DVH; Equivalent uniform dose; EUD; Normal tissue complication probability; NTCP; Program; Radiation; Radiotherapy; Software; TCP; Tumor control probability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 36448977565     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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