Inverse planning in three-dimensional conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy of mid-thoracic oesophageal cancer

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 919, 2004, Pages 568-572

  Wu, V W C ^a   Sham, J S T ^b   Kwong, D L W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEART; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG VOLUME; OPERATOR; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TARGET ORGAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4344608985     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/19972578     Document Type: Article

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