Monte Carlo evaluation of RapidArcTM oropharynx treatment planning strategies for sparing of midline structures

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4465-4479

  Bush, K ^a   Zavgorodni, S ^a,b   Gagne, I ^a   Townson, R ^b   Ansbacher, W ^a,b   Beckham, W ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78149323075     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/16/S03     Document Type: Article

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