Dosimetric comparisons of helical tomotherapy and step-and-shoot intensity-modulated radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Lee, Tsair Fwu ^a,b   Fang, Fu Min ^b   Chao, Pei Ju ^a,c   Su, T J ^a   Wang, Luke K ^a   Leung, Stephen W ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dosimetric comparisons; Helical tomotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53049108602     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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