International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 567-574 , 1 June 2009

Frameless Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer Using Four-Dimensional Cone Beam CT Guidance

  • Jan-Jakob Sonke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: J.-J. Sonke, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 20-5121723; Fax: (+31) 20-6691101
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  • Maddalena Rossi, R.T.T.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jochem Wolthaus, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Marcel van Herk, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Eugene Damen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jose Belderbos, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 14 May 2008 ,Revised 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 10 August 2008.

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 Research partly sponsored by grants of Elekta Oncology Systems.

PII: S0360-3016(08)03268-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.08.004

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 567-574 , 1 June 2009

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