Improved immobilization using an individual head support in head and neck cancer patients

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-103

  Houweling, Antonetta C ^a   van der Meer, Skadi ^a   van der Wal, Edwin ^a   Terhaard, Chris H J ^a   Raaijmakers, Cornelis P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Head support; Head and neck cancer; Immobilization; Interfraction motion; Intrafraction motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD SUPPORT; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COHORT STUDIES; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953959249     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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