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Issues surrounding the localisation and planning of brain and head/neck tumours

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2006

N Blackler
N Blackler
Affiliation:
Medical Physics Department, Plymouth Oncology Centre, Plymouth, UK
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Abstract

Technological improvements in imaging and increased sophistication in radiotherapy techniques are causing the necessity for the reassessment of treatments. In particular tumours of the brain and head and neck region are benefiting from improved localisation, planning and treatment. This paper presents an overview of these developments.

Keywords

Image registrationconformal planningtreatment planning
Type
Original Article
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , September 2000 , pp. 161 - 168
Copyright
2000 Cambridge University Press

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