Treatment Planning Study to Determine Potential Benefit of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Versus Conformal Radiotherapy for Unresectable Hepatic Malignancies

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 582-588

  Eccles, Cynthia L ^a   Bissonnette, Jean Pierre ^a   Craig, Tim ^a   Taremi, Mojgan ^a   Wu, Xia ^b   Dawson, Laura A ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; generalized equivalent uniform dose; gEUD; IMRT; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Liver radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY VEHICLES; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; TELEVISION PICTURE TUBES;

CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; GENERALIZED EQUIVALENT UNIFORM DOSE; GEUD; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LIVER RADIOTHERAPY;

LIVER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SPINAL CORD; STOMACH; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 51449084097     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1496     Document Type: Article

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