Comparison of the conventional 'box technique' with two different 'conformal' beam arrangements for prostate cancer treatment

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-220

  Magrini, S M ^a   Cellai, E ^a   Rossi, F ^a   Pertici, M ^a   Compagnucci, A ^b   Biti, G P ^b  

^a Policlinico di Careggi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Prostate cancer; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; TARGET ORGAN; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033133514     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1278-3218(99)80054-7     Document Type: Article

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