Impact of patient setup error in the treatment of head and neck cancer with intensity modulated radiation therapy

Physica Medica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Prabhakar, Ramachandran ^a   Laviraj, Macherla A ^a   Haresh, Kunhi Parambath ^a   Julka, Pramod K ^a   Rath, Goura K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Setup error; SIB technique; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL ERROR; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SETUP ERROR; SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATED BOOST TECHNIQUE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAROTID GLAND; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RISK; SPINAL CORD;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 72249085538     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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