Dosimetric advantages of intensity modulated radiation therapy in locally advanced lung cancer
Purpose: Radiation therapy plays an essential role in the treatment of locally advanced lung cancer, but it inevitably leads to incidental and unnecessary dose to critical organs, including the lung, heart, and esophagus. Numerous radiation dose-volumetric parameters have been associated with increa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Radiation Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245210941630104X |