Sensitivity of intensity modulated proton therapy plans to changes in patient weight

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Albertini, Francesca ^a   Bolsi, Alessandra ^a   Lomax, Antony J ^a   Rutz, Hans Peter ^a   Timmerman, Beate ^a   Goitein, Gudrun ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

IMPT; Plan robustness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; DISEASE COURSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PARASPINAL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRAL CHRODOMA; SACRUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHONDROMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSARCOMA; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39149133644     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.11.032     Document Type: Article

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