The simultaneous integrated boost with proton beams in head and neck patients

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 180-188

  Cozzia, Luca ^a   Bolsi, Alessandra ^b,c   Nicolinia, Giorgia ^a   Fogliata, Antonella ^a  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Proton therapy; Simultaneous integrated boost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION FACILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATED BOOST; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4544250523     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0939-3889-00218     Document Type: Article

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