Portal imaging protocol for radical dose-escalated radiotherapy treatment of prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 221-231

  Mubata, C D ^a   Bidmead, A M ^a   Ellingham, L M ^a   Thompson, V ^a   Dearnaley, D P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dose escalation; Portal images; Treatment planning; Treatment setup errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICS; POSTURE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0031974195     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00551-8     Document Type: Article

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