Homogeneity Index: An objective tool for assessment of conformal radiation treatments

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 207-213

  Kataria, Tejinder ^a   Sharma, Kuldeep ^a   Subramani, Vikraman ^a   Karrthick, K P ^a   Bisht, Shyam S ^a  

^a MEDANTA THE MEDICITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dose; Factors; Formulae; Homogeneity; Index; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFORMATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HOMOGENEITY INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84871259560     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.103606     Document Type: Article

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