The effect of alternative biological modelling parameters (α/β and half time of repair T 1/2) on reported EQD2 values in the treatment of advanced cervical cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-342

  De Leeuw, Astrid A C ^a   Van De Kamer, Jeroen B ^b   Moerland, Marinus A ^a   Philippens, Marielle E P ^a   Jürgenliemk Schulz, Ina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological dose adding; Biological parameter variation; Cervical cancer; MR image Guided brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 81755179404     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.05.087     Document Type: Article

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