Dosimetric comparison of intensity-modulated stereotactic radiotherapy with other stereotactic techniques for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Kung, Shiris Wai Sum ^a   Wu, Vincent Wing Cheung ^b   Kam, Michael Koon Ming ^a   Leung, Sing Fai ^a   Yu, Brian Kwok Hung ^a   Ngai, Dennis Yuen Kan ^a   Wong, Simon Chun Fai ^a   Chan, Anthony Tak Cheung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dosimetric comparison; Intensity modulated stereotactic radiotherapy; Locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAINSTEM; CIRCULAR ARC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFORMITY INDEX; DOSIMETRIC COMPARISON; DYNAMIC CONFORMAL ARC; GEOMETRIC PRECISION; HOMOGENEITY INDEX; LOW DOSE; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; NORMAL TISSUE; OPTIC NERVE; ORGANS AT RISKS; PLANNING SYSTEMS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; REIRRADIATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC TECHNIQUES; TEMPORAL LOBES; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; EYE PROTECTION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 78650033891     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.044     Document Type: Article

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