Automated non-coplanar beam direction optimization improves IMRT in SBRT of liver metastasis

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-381

  de Pooter, Jacco A ^a   Romero, Alejandra Méndez ^a   Wunderink, Wouter ^a   Storchi, Pascal R M ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beam direction optimization; IMRT; Liver metastasis; SBRT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LIVER TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52049109637     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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