Analysis of the motion of oropharyngeal tumors and consequences in planning target volume determination

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-273

  Prévost, Jean Briac ^a   de Boer, Hans ^a   Pöll, Johan ^a   Voet, Peter ^a   Levendag, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motion; Oropharyngeal tumors; Planning target volume

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 43049181314     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.12.029     Document Type: Article

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