A treatment planning comparison between proton beam therapy and intensity-modulated x-ray therapy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-450

  Liu, Su Wen ^a   Li, Jia Min ^a   Chang, Joe Yujiao ^b   Yu, Jin Ming ^c   Chen, Qing ^a   Jiang, Qian An ^a   Mu, Xiang Kui ^a   Zhao, Mei Hong ^a   Tian, Ying ^a   Wei, Qing Long ^a  

^a Wanjie Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c SHANDONG CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

comparative treatment planning; conformity index; inhomogeneous coefficient; intensity modulated x ray therapy; proton beam therapy; Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CONFORMITY INDEX; INHOMOGENEOUS COEFFICIENT; INTENSITY-MODULATED X-RAY THERAPY; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; PROTON BEAM THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COBALT; DOSIMETRY; EYE PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; PROTON BEAMS; TUMORS; X RAYS;

PROTONS;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650829233     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/XST-2010-0265     Document Type: Article

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