Comparison of 2D and 3D algorithms for adding a margin to the gross tumor volume in the conformal radiotherapy planning of prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 673-679

  Khoo, Vincent S ^a,b   Bedford, James L ^a   Webb, Steve ^a   Dearnaley, David P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Planning target volume; Prostate cancer; Treatment margin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SEMINAL VESICLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SLICE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0031724852     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00242-9     Document Type: Article

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