Evaluation of intra- and inter-fraction movement of the cervix during intensity modulated radiation therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-351

  Haripotepornkul, Nora H ^a   Nath, Sameer K ^a   Scanderbeg, Daniel ^a   Saenz, Cheryl ^a   Yashar, Catheryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); Inter fractional cervical motion; Intra fractional cervical motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952447626     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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