Combined error of patient positioning variability and prostate motion uncertainty in 3D conformal radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1027-1034

  Rudat, Volker ^a   Schraube, Peter ^a   Oetzel, Dieter ^a   Zierhut, Dietmar ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a   Wannenmacher, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformal radiation therapy; Patient positioning error; Prostate movement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030586081     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00204-0     Document Type: Article

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