Assessment of the robustness of volumetricmodulated arc therapy for lung radiotherapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1023, 2013, Pages

  Edmunds, K ^a   Bedford, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATION; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; VOLUMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; ORGANS AT RISK; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STANDARD;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; ORGANS AT RISK; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875427707     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20120498     Document Type: Article

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