Hemithoracic intensity-modulated radiotherapy using helical tomotherapy for patients after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-294

  Ebara, Takeshi ^a   Kawamura, Hidemasa ^a   Kaminuma, Takuya ^a   Okamoto, Masahiko ^a   Yoshida, Daisaku ^a   Okubo, Yu ^a   Takahashi, Takeo ^a   Kobayashi, Kunihiko ^b   Sakaguchi, Hirozo ^b   Ando, Yoshitaka ^c   Nakano, Takashi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c Hidaka Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemithoracic irradiation; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Malignant pleural mesothelioma; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IRRADIATION; TUMORS;

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY; HEMITHORACIC IRRADIATION; HIGH INCIDENCE; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMAS; PHASE I; TOMOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84863453030     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.11130     Document Type: Article

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