Intensity modulated radiation therapy

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2349-2351

  Murthy, Vedang ^a   Horwich, Alan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 7044272118     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.06.029     Document Type: Editorial

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