A comparison of forward and inverse treatment planning for intensity-modulated radiotherapy of head and neck cancer

Background and purpose: To compare intensity-modulated treatment plans of patients with head and neck cancer generated by forward and inverse planning. Materials and methods: Ten intensity-modulated treatment plans, planned and treated with a step&shoot technique using a forward planning approac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Radiotherapy and oncology 2003-12, Vol.69 (3), p.251-258
Hauptverfasser:	Bär, Werner, Schwarz, Marco, Alber, Markus, Bos, Luc J, Mijnheer, Ben J, Rasch, Coen, Schneider, Christoph, Nüsslin, Fridtjof, Damen, Eugene M.F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Forward planning Head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy Humans Intensity-modulated radiotherapy Inverse planning Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods Step&shoot
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