Temporal changes in IMRT contouring of organs at risk for nasopharyngeal carcinoma - The learning curve blues and a tool that could help

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-140

  Baxi, Siddhartha ^a   Park, Eileen ^b   Chong, Vincent ^b   Chung, Hans T ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Contouring accuracy; Head and neck contouring; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Naso pharyngeal carcinoma; Organ at risk contouring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME CHIASM; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INNER EAR; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OPTIC NERVE; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 66049131588     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460900800206     Document Type: Article

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