Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , April 2008

An evaluation of planning techniques for stereotactic body radiation therapy in lung tumors

  • Jianzhou Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Huiling Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Raj Shekhar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Mohan Suntharalingam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Warren D’Souza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Warren D’Souza, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

Received 5 October 2007 ,Revised 8 February 2008 ,Accepted 10 February 2008.

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☆ Partially presented at the 49th AAPM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

PII: S0167-8140(08)00104-7

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.02.010

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , April 2008

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