A Broadly Adaptive Array of Dose-Constraint Templates for Planning of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Advanced T-Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-28

  Chau, Ricky Ming Chun ^a   Leung, Sing Fai ^a   Kam, Michael Koon Ming ^a   Cheung, Kin Yin ^a   Kwan, Wing Hon ^a   Yu, Kwok Hung ^a   Chiu, Kwok Wing ^a   Cheung, Michael Lok Man ^a   Chan, Anthony Tak Cheung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dose constraints; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ARRAYS; ADAPTIVE DOSE; ARM PROTOCOLS; CONFORMITY INDICES; DOSE CONSTRAINTS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE OPTIMIZATIONS; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; END POINTS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPIES; MULTIPLE DOSE; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITIES; ORGANS AT RISKS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; TARGET COVERAGES; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITIES;

PHYSICAL THERAPY; PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY; TARGETS;

OPTIMIZATION;

ADAPTIVE DOSE CONSTRAINT TEMPLATE; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 64049106707     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.07.041     Document Type: Article

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