Use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the treatment planning of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Garcia Alvarez, R ^a   Liney, G P ^a   Beavis, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fMRI; IMRT; Radiotherapy; treatment planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008521065     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396903000025     Document Type: Article

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