A new dose-volume-based Plan Quality Index for IMRT plan comparison

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-417

  Leung, Lucullus Hing Tong ^a   Kan, Monica Wai Kwan ^a   Cheng, Ashley Chi Kin ^a   Wong, Wicger King Hang ^a   Yau, Chun Chung ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conformity Index; DVH; EUD; IMRT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 36749095639     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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