Improved normal tissue sparing in head and neck radiotherapy using biological cost function based-IMRT

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 575-583

  Anderson, N ^a   Lawford, C ^a   Khoo, V ^a,b,c   Rolfo, M ^a   Lim Joon, D ^a   Wada, M ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological cost functions; Dose avoidance; Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); Monte carlo algorithms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LARYNX; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION DOSE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 82755170327     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303461101000607     Document Type: Article

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