Dosimetric effect of target expansion and setup uncertainty during radiation therapy in pediatric craniopharyngioma

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-403

  Beltran, Chris ^a   Naik, Mihir ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive planning; Craniopharyngioma; Margin reduction; Patient motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 78651480507     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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