Comparison of dose-escalated and intensity-modulated three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy plans in patients with localised non-small-cell lung cancer

Current Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 93-97

  Amanie, J ^a   Robinson, D ^a   Murray, B ^a   Field, C ^a   Warkentin, B ^a   Stavrev, P ^a   Hennig, R ^a   Roa, Wilson ^a  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 8544269353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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