Dosimetric Evaluation of Heterogeneity Corrections for RTOG 0236: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of Inoperable Stage I-II Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1235-1242

  Xiao, Ying ^a   Papiez, Lech ^b   Paulus, Rebecca ^c   Timmerman, Robert ^b   Straube, William L ^d   Bosch, Walter R ^d   Michalski, Jeff ^d   Galvin, James M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Non small cell lung cancer; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; Radiotherapy; RTOG; Stereotactic body

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ONCOLOGY; STANDARDS; TARGETS; TUMORS;

CRITICAL STRUCTURES; DENSITY CORRECTIONS; DOSE CALCULATIONS; DOSE PRESCRIPTIONS; MONITOR UNITS; NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; RTOG; STANDARD ERRORS; STEREOTACTIC BODY; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPIES; T-TESTS; TREATMENT PLANS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENSITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 61349168409     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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