Hypofractionation in radiation therapy and its impact

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-118

  Papiez, Lech ^a   Timmerman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablative radiation therapy; Hypofractionation; SBRT

Indexed keywords

RADIOTHERAPY;

CONVENTIONAL FRACTIONATIONS; DOSE DELIVERY; HYPOFRACTIONATED; HYPOFRACTIONATION; SBRT; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

DISEASE CONTROL;

GAMMA KNIFE; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 37549063029     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2816228     Document Type: Short Survey

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