Use of principal component analysis to evaluate the partial organ tolerance of normal tissues to radiation

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9872424	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2005	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: Principal component analysis can be used to summarize the variance in parallel normal tissue cDVHs, and it can help segregate cDVHs at high or low risk for complications.

Keywords

Principal component analysis Normal tissue toxicity Parotid gland Radiation Liver

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Use of principal component analysis to evaluate the partial organ tolerance of normal tissues to radiation

Authors

Laura A. M.D., Matthew B.S.E., Gina M.Math., Avraham M.D., Theodore S. M.D., Ph.D., Randall K. Ph.D.,