Dosimetric comparison of three different treatment techniques in extensive scalp lesion irradiation

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-260

  Wojcicka, Jadwiga B ^a   Lasher, Donette E ^a   McAfee, Sandra S ^a   Fortier, Gregory A ^a  

^a York Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

High dose rate brachytherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Mold based brachytherapy; Scalp irradiation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCALP SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SCALP TUMOR; SKIN CARCINOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67349141304     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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