Anatomy driven optimization strategy for total marrow irradiation with a volumetric modulated arc therapy technique

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-147

  Mancosu, Pietro ^a   Navarria, Pierina ^a   Castagna, Luca ^a   Roggio, Antonella ^a   Pellegrini, Chiara ^a   Reggiori, Giacomo ^a   Fogliata, Antonella ^b   Lobefalo, Francesca ^a   Castiglioni, Simona ^a   Alongi, Filippo ^a   Cozzi, Luca ^b   Santoro, Armando ^a   Scorsetti, Marta ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Planning optimization; RapidArc; Total marrow irradiation; Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860732996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i1.3653     Document Type: Article

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