A method of incorporating organ motion uncertainties into three-dimensional conformal treatment plans

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 333-342

  Mageras, Gig S ^a   Kutcher, Gerald J ^a   Leibel, Steven A ^a   Zelefsky, Michael J ^a   Melian, Edward ^a   Mohan, Radhe ^a   Fuks, Zvi ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized 3D treatment planning; Conformal therapy; Organ motion; Prostate radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0029975378     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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