Evaluating the influence of the Siemens IGRT carbon fibre tabletop in head and neck IMRT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-122

  Spezi, Emiliano ^a   Angelini, Anna Lisa ^a   Romani, Fabrizio ^a   Guido, Alessandra ^a   Bunkheila, Feisal ^a   Ntreta, Maria ^a   Ferri, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Couch attenuation; IMRT; Plan optimization; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARBON; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 53049101856     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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