Novel technique for simulation and external beam treatment planning for obese patients

Practical Radiation Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 152-155

  Fisher, Christine M ^a   Fortenberry, Brittney R ^a   Jhingran, Anuja ^a   Eifel, Patricia J ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OBESITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 79960125010     PISSN: 18798500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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