Application of active breathing control in 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: The feasibility and benefit

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-444

  Zhao, Jian Dong ^a,b   Xu, Zhi Yong ^a,b   Zhu, Ji ^a,b   Qiu, Jian Jian ^a,b   Hu, Wei Gang ^a,b   Cheng, Lan Fei ^a,b   Zhang, Xiao Jian ^a,b   Jiang, Guo Liang ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional conformal radiation therapy; Active breathing control; Dosimetric parameter; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Reproducibility; Set up error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 46549089223     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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