Helical tomotherapy significantly reduces dose to normal tissues when compared to 3D-CRT for locally advanced rectal cancer

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 379-385

  Jhaveri, Pavan M ^a   Teh, Bin S ^b,c   Paulino, Arnold C ^b,c   Smiedala, Mindy J ^b   Fahy, Bridget ^b   Grant, Walter ^a   McGary, John ^a   Butler, E Brian ^b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D CRT; Dosimetry; Helical tomotherapy; IGRT; Locally advanced rectal cancer; Rectal adenocarcinoma; T3 rectal cancer; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PELVIC GIRDLE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; TOMOTHERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMUR HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTESTINE, SMALL; PELVIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 70349308344     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460900800508     Document Type: Article

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