A comparison between cobalt and linear accelerator-based treatment plans for conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 964, 2008, Pages 304-310

  Adams, E J ^a,b   Warrington, A P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; COBALT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COBALT THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MENINGIOMA; PAROTID GLAND CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; THYROID CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PHOTON; PROSTATE TUMOR; THYROID TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449107465     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/77023750     Document Type: Article

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