Reirradiation of glioblastoma through the use of a reduced dose rate on a tomotherapy unit

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-406

  Rasmussen, Karl H ^a   Hardcastle, Nicholas ^a   Howard, Steven P ^a   Tomé, Wolfgang A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Grade 4 glioma; Quality assurance; Reduced dose rate; Reirradiation; TomoTherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DEVICES; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURIES; RETREATMENT;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETREATMENT;

EID: 77956536475     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303461000900409     Document Type: Article

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