title: Point/Counterpoint. Noncoplanar beams improve dosimetry quality for extracranial intensity modulated radiotherapy and should be used more extensively.
authors: Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095 (Tel: 310-983-3146; E-mail: ksheng@mednet.ucla.edu).
authors: Ke
authors: K
authors: Sheng
authors: Medical Physics, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington 98104 (Tel: 206-215-3306; E-mail: david.shepard@swedish.org).
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Shepard
authors: Colin G
authors: CG
authors: Orton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011874:Radiometry; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull