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Comparison of Safety Margin Generation Concepts in Image Guided Radiotherapy to Account for Daily Head and Neck Pose Variations

PURPOSE: Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) of head and neck tumors allows a precise conformation of the high-dose region to clinical target volumes (CTVs) while respecting dose limits to organs a risk (OARs). Accurate patient setup reduces translational and rotational deviations between t...

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Autores principales: Stoll, Markus, Stoiber, Eva Maria, Grimm, Sarah, Debus, Jürgen, Bendl, Rolf, Giske, Kristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5199113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28033416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168916