Current status of IMRT in head and neck cancer

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 371-375

  Gomez Millan, Jaime ^a   Fernández, Jesús Romero ^b   Medina Carmona, Jose Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Rotational therapy; Tomotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TOMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84888294754     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2013.09.008     Document Type: Review

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