The Implementation of an Advanced Treatment Planning Algorithm in the Treatment of Lung Cancer with Conventional Radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-174

  Pearson, M ^a   Atherton, P ^a   McMenemin, R ^a   McDonald, F ^a   Mazdai, G ^a   Mulvenna, P ^a   Lambert, G ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collapsed cone; ICRU 50 62; lung cancer; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLAPSED CONE ALGORITHM; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 61549092156     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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