Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 62-70 , Spring 2011

Dosimetric Comparison of Helical Tomotherapy and Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy in Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas

  • Tsair-Fwu Lee, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Fu-Min Fang, M.D., Ph.D. and Tsair-Fwu Lee, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao Sung Hsian, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Ju Chao, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chang-Yu Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jen-Hong Lan, Dipl-Phy.

      Affiliations

    • National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Je Huang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsuan-Chih Hsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chieh-Cheng Sung, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Te-Jen Su, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shi-Long Lian, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fu-Min Fang, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Fu-Min Fang, M.D., Ph.D. and Tsair-Fwu Lee, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao Sung Hsian, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan

Received 31 March 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.11.005

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 62-70 , Spring 2011

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