Volumetric modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A dosimetric comparison with TomoTherapy and step-and-shoot IMRT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-330

  Lu, Szu Huai ^a,b   Cheng, Jason Chia Hsien ^a,c,d   Kuo, Sung Hsin ^a   Lee, Jason Jeun Shenn ^b   Chen, Liang Hsin ^a   Wu, Jian Kuen ^a,e   Chen, Yu Hsuan ^a   Chen, Wan Yu ^a   Wen, Shu Yu ^a   Chong, Fok Ching ^c   Wu, Chien Jang ^e   Wang, Chun Wei ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; TomoTherapy; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; DOSIMETRY; EYE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OPTIC NERVE; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SPINAL CORD; TOMOTHERAPY; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84867069998     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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