IMRT can be faster to deliver than conformal radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-258

  Williams, Michael V ^a   Hoole, Andrew C F ^a   Dean, June C ^a   Russell, Simon G ^a   Thomas, Simon J ^a   Fairfoul, Jamie ^a   Burnet, Neil G ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DATA BASE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; RADIATION DOSE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956261885     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.015     Document Type: Letter

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