Characteristics of Movement-Induced Dose Reduction in Target Volume: A Comparison Between Photon and Proton Beam Treatment

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Yoon, Myonggeun ^a   Shin, Dongho ^a   Kwak, Jungwon ^a   Park, Soah ^a   Lim, Young Kyung ^a   Kim, Dongwook ^a   Park, Sung Yong ^a   Lee, Se Byeong ^a   Shin, Kyung Hwan ^a   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   Cho, Kwan Ho ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dose volume histogram; Equivalent uniform dose; Proton beam treatment; Target movement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHANTOM; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NEOPLASMS; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67651236738     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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