Transition from a simple to a more advanced dose calculation algorithm for radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Implications for clinical implementation in an individualized dose-escalation protocol

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-334

  Elmpt, Wouter van ^a   Öllers, Michel ^a   Velders, Marije ^a   Poels, Kim ^a   Mijnheer, Ben ^a   Ruysscher, Dirk De ^a   Dekker, André ^a   Lambin, Philippe ^a   Boersma, Liesbeth ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose calculation algorithms; Dose escalation; EUD; Lung cancer; Monte Carlo; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52049120799     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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