Implications of contrast-enhanced CT-based and MRI-based target volume delineations in radiotherapy treatment planning for brain tumors

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-13

  Datta, Niloy ^a   David, Rajasekar ^b   Gupta, Rakesh ^b   Lal, Punita ^b  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CANCER INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Radiation therapy; Target volumes; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; EDEMA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EVALUATION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION FIELD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 42349087868     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.39598     Document Type: Article

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