Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography-Based Treatment Planning for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Proton Therapy for Distal Esophageal Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 278-287

  Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Zhao, Kuai le ^b   Guerrero, Thomas M ^a   Mcguire, Sean E ^a   Yaremko, Brian ^a   Komaki, Ritsuko ^a   Cox, James D ^a   Hui, Zhouguang ^a   Li, Yupeng ^a   Newhauser, Wayne D ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a   Liao, Zhongxing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Esophagus; IMRT; Lung; Proton; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGMS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TARGETS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFORMITY INDEX; CT DATA; CT SCANNING; ESOPHAGEAL CANCERS; ESOPHAGUS; GAS-FILLING; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG; MEAN LUNG DOSE; NORMAL TISSUES; PROTON; PROTON-THERAPY; SPINAL CORDS; TARGET COVERAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D); TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR COVERAGE;

PROTON IRRADIATION;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; SPINAL CORD; STOMACH; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GASES; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; MOVEMENT; PROTONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; STOMACH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 49549094738     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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