Volume and dosimetric changes and initial clinical experience of a two-step adaptive intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) scheme for head and neck cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-89

  Nishi, Tamaki ^a   Nishimura, Yasumasa ^a   Shibata, Toru ^a   Tamura, Masaya ^a   Nishigaito, Naohiro ^a   Okumura, Masahiko ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation therapy; Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulated radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; GIMERACIL PLUS OTERACIL POTASSIUM PLUS TEGAFUR;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; INNER EAR; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LABORATORY; LARYNX; LENS; MIDDLE EAR; MOUTH CAVITY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OPTIC NERVE; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PAROTID GLAND; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84874653725     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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