How many sets of 4DCT images are sufficient to determine internal target volume for liver radiotherapy?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-259

  Xi, Mian ^a   Liu, Meng Zhong ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Li, Qiao Qiao ^a   Huang, Xiao Yan ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Hu, Yong Hong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Four dimensional computed tomography; Internal target volume; Liver radiotherapy; Tumor mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER ASSISSTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67650948377     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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