Multiple two-dimensional versus three-dimensional PTV definition in treatment planning for conformal radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-302

  Stroom, Joep C ^a   Korevaar, Gert A ^a   Koper, Peter C M ^a   Visser, Andries G ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D; Margins; Prostate; RT planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEMINAL VESICLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031746456     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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