Validity of 4DCT determined internal target volumes in radiotherapy for free breathing lung cancer patients

Background: With both high incidence and death rate, lung cancer accounts for a large burden of disease worldwide. In many cases, these patients receive radiotherapy. Commonly, margins are added to the treatment volume to avoid underdosage due to the respiration-induced tumour motion. Four-Dimension...

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Autor principal: Pinto, Marta Cristina Bravo de Moreira (author)
Formato: masterThesis
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2018
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/27911
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/27911