A quality control study of the accuracy of patient positioning in irradiation of pelvic fields

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 697-708

  Creutzberg, Carien L ^a   Althof, Vincent G M ^a,b   De Hoog, Marjan ^a   Visser, Andries G ^a   Huizenga, Henk ^a   Wijnmaalen, Arendjan ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Inst Radiother and Curietherapy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Patient positioning; Pelvic fields; Portal imaging; Quality assurance in radiotherapy; Treatment verification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

EID: 0030049696     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02034-9     Document Type: Article

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