Dosimetric advantages of intensity modulated radiation therapy in locally advanced lung cancer

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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Main Authors: John Boyle, MD, Brad Ackerson, MD, Lin Gu, MS, Chris R. Kelsey, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245210941630104X

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