Intensity modulation with the “step and shoot” technique using a commercial mlc: a planning study

Purpose/Objective: For complex planning situations where organs at risk (OAR) surrounding the target volume place stringent constraints, intensity-modulated treatments with photons provide a promising solution to improve tumor control and/or reduce side effects. One approach for the clinical impleme...

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Hauptverfasser: Keller-Reichenbecher, Mark-Aleksi (VerfasserIn) , Bortfeld, Thomas (VerfasserIn) , Levegrün, Sabine (VerfasserIn) , Preiser, Konrad (VerfasserIn) , Schlegel, Wolfgang (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 14 December 1999
In: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Year: 1999, Jahrgang: 45, Heft: 5, Pages: 1315-1324
ISSN:1879-355X
DOI:10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00324-7
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00324-7
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360301699003247
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Verfasserangaben:Mark-Aleksi Keller-Reichenbecher, Thomas Bortfeld, Sabine Levegrün, Jörg Stein, Konrad Preiser, and Wolfgang Schlegel

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