Dosimetric comparison of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in total scalp irradiation: a single institutional experience |
Ostheimer, Christian
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
Hubsch, Patrick (Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) Janich, Martin (Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) Gerlach, Reinhard (Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) Vordermark, Dirk (Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) |
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