Localization of the prostatic apex for radiotherapy planning: A comparison of two techniques

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 825, 1996, Pages 821-829

  Chen, L M ^a   Lubich, L ^a   Chiru, P ^a   Ignacio, L ^a   Sweeney, P ^a   Chen, G T Y ^a   Vijayakumar, S ^a  

^a MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PENIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RECTUM; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHROGRAPHY;

EID: 0029815557     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-825-821     Document Type: Article

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