Radiation Dose-Volume Effects in the Spinal Cord

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Kirkpatrick, John P ^a   van der Kogel, Albert J ^b   Schultheiss, Timothy E ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL FRACTIONATIONS; DOSE-VOLUME; MYELOPATHY; RADIATION DOSE; REIRRADIATION; SPINAL CORDS; SPINAL LESIONS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

ANIMALS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK PERCEPTION;

DOSIMETRY;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; RATS; RETREATMENT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 76449087153     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.095     Document Type: Article

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