Comparison of three IMRT inverse planning techniques that allow for partial esophagus sparing in patients receiving thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-216

  Xiao, Ying ^a,b   Werner Wasik, Maria ^a   Michalski, D ^a   Houser, C ^a   Bednarz, G ^a   Curran, W ^a   Galvin, James ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bodine Center for Cancer Treatment   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; Inverse plan; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITOR; SIMULATION; THORAX; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 8444240004     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2004.03.019     Document Type: Article

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