Comparison of different breast planning techniques and algorithms for radiation therapy treatment

Physica Medica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 160-170

  Borges, C ^a   Cunha, G ^b   Monteiro Grillo, I ^c   Vaz, P ^d   Teixeira, N ^b  

^a MedicalConsult SA   (Portugal)

^b Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Sade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Breast radiotherapy; Calculation; Irradiation techniques

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BREAST RADIOTHERAPY; CALCULATION; IRRADIATION TECHNIQUES;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 84893801336     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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