The use of computed tomography in radiotherapy treatment planning for breast cancer. How does conventional radiotherapy planning compare with virtual?

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-251

  Bauduceau, O ^a   Bollet, M A ^b   Pons, P ^a   Kirova, Y M ^b   Fayolle, M ^a   Zervoudis, S ^c   Campana, Francois ^b  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c Lito Maternity Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

2D planning; 3D planning; Breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Virtual simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; LUNG; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45249095399     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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