Spherical cluster analysis for beam angle optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 6023-6037

  Bangert, Mark ^a   Oelfke, Uwe ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PROSTATE TUMOR;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 78149305184     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/19/025     Document Type: Article

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