Monte Carlo simulations of prostate implants to improve dosimetry and compare planning methods

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1952-1959

  Taschereau, Richard ^a   Roy, Jean ^a   Pouliot, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

125 iodine; Inverse planning; Migration; Prostate implants; Simulations

Indexed keywords

INVERSE PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; UROLOGY;

125-IODINE; INVERSE PLANNING; MIGRATION; PROSTATE IMPLANTS; SIMULATIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032850621     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598700     Document Type: Article

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