Treatment of pancreatic cancer tumors with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) using the volume at risk approach (VARA): Employing dose-volume histogram (DVH) and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) to evaluate small bowel toxicity

Medical Dosimetry - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 121-129 - 2002
Jerome C. Landry1, Gary Yang1, Joseph Ting1, Charles A. Staley1, William E. Torres1, Natia Esiashvili1, Lawrence W. Davis1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University Atlanta GA USA

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