Radiotherapy of malignant gliomas: Comparison of volumetric single arc technique (RapidArc), dynamic intensity-modulated technique and 3D conformal technique

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 593-596

  Wagner, Daniela ^a   Christiansen, Hans ^a   Wolff, Hendrik ^a   Vorwerk, Hilke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; IMRT; Radiotherapy; RapidArc; Treatment technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70449668973     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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