Feasibility of Single-Isocenter Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiosurgery for Treatment of Multiple Brain Metastases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 296-302

  Clark, Grant M ^a,b   Popple, Richard A ^a   Young, P Edward ^a   Fiveash, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; metastases; radiosurgery; RapidArc; VMAT; volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CONFORMITY INDEX; DOSIMETRIC PARAMETER; GRADIENT INDEXES; ISOCENTERS; MULTIPLE BRAINS; MULTIPLE TARGETS; NON-COPLANAR; PLAN QUALITY; RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUPS; RADIOSURGERY; SET-UPS; SIMULATED PATIENTS; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; TARGETS;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; SIMULATION; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC RADIOSURGERY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 72049124537     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.05.029     Document Type: Article

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