Calculated effects of displacement errors in external beam radiotherapy of prostatic adenocarcinoma

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-208

  Lennernäs, Bo ^a   Nilsson, Sten ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032926825     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431627     Document Type: Article

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