The 'Critical Volume Tolerance method' for estimating the limits of dose escalation during three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1019-1025

  Roach III, Mack ^a   Pickett, Barby ^a   Weil, Michael ^a   Verhey, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D conformal radiotherapy; Complication probability; Radiation tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030586041     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00252-0     Document Type: Article

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