A dosimetric comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy techniques for lung cancer: Robotic versus conventional linac-based systems

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-224

  Ding, Chuxiong ^a   Chang, Cheng Hui ^a   Haslam, Joshua ^a   Timmerman, Robert ^a   Solberg, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

4D CT; CyberKnife; Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT); Synchrony respiratory tracking system

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956995888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i3.3223     Document Type: Article

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