Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 158-169 , Summer 2009

Investigation of Simple IMRT Delivery Techniques for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Respiratory Motion Using 4DCT

  • Bodo Reitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • David S. Parda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Athanasios Colonias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Vincent Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Moyed Miften

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Moyed Miften, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Received 22 February 2008 ,Accepted 9 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.07.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 158-169 , Summer 2009

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