Peripheral Doses from Noncoplanar IMRT for Pediatric Radiation Therapy

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-263

  Kan, Monica W K ^a   Leung, Lucullus H T ^a   Kwong, Dora L W ^a   Wong, Wicger ^a   Lam, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

IMRT; Noncoplanar beams; Pediatric; Peripheral dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BONE MARROW; BREAST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPLANAR INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INNER EAR; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS; LUNG; MALE; NONCOPLANAR INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OPTIC NERVE; PHANTOM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 78049486766     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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