Prostate volumes defined by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomographic scans for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1011-1018

  Roach III, Mack ^a,b   Faillace Akazawa, Pamela ^a   Malfatti, Christine ^a   Holland, John ^b   Hricak, Hedvig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D Treatment planning; CT; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHROGRAPHY;

EID: 0030586042     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00232-5     Document Type: Article

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