A comparison of conventional, conformal and intensity-modulated coplanar radiotherapy plans for posterior fossa treatment

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 921, 2004, Pages 768-774

  Breen, S L ^a,b   Kehagioglou, P ^a   Usher, C ^a   Plowman, P N ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COCHLEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS; OPTIC NERVE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 6344294802     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/67922606     Document Type: Article

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