Conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Contribution of pelvic immobilization and new fiducial markers;Radiotherapie conformationnelle des cancers de la prostate: Apport de la contention pelvienne et de nouveaux reputes de positionnement

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-313

  Garcia, R ^a   Oozeer, R ^a   Le Thanh, H ^a   Chauvet, B ^a   Toy, B J ^a   Reboul, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT SAINTE CATHERINE   (France)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Prostate; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030873960     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1278-3218(97)81498-9     Document Type: Article

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