A Treatment planning comparison of passive-scattering and intensity-modulated proton therapy for typical tumor sites

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-280

  Kase, Yuki ^a   Yamashita, Haruo ^a   Fuji, Hiroshi ^a   Yamamoto, Yuichi ^b   Pu, Yuehu ^b   Tsukishima, Chihiro ^b   Murayama, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PROTON BEAM THERAPY; PROTON BEAMS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TUMORS; UROLOGY;

BEAM ANGLE; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPIES; LIVER CANCERS; LUNG CANCER; NASAL CAVITY; PROSTATE CANCERS; PROTON THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR SITE;

DISEASES;

EID: 84863449583     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.11136     Document Type: Article

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