Static and rotational intensity modulated techniques for head-neck cancer radiotherapy: A planning comparison

Physica Medica

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 973-979

  Broggi, Sara ^a   Perna, Lucia ^a   Bonsignore, Francesco ^b   Rinaldin, Giuseppe ^a   Fiorino, Claudio ^a   Chiara, Anna ^a   Frigerio, Cristina ^b   Butti, Ivana ^b   Sangalli, Giulia ^b   Dell'Oca, Italo ^a   Di Muzio, Nadia ^a   Cattaneo, Giovanni Mauro ^a   Declich, Fausto ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dosimetrical comparison; Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Volumetric arc techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; ORGANS AT RISK; OROPHARYNX CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; TOMOTHERAPY;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84919675463     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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