A clinical method for real-time dosimetric guidance of transperineal 125I prostate implants using interventional magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 207-214

  Cormack, Robert A ^a   Kooy, Hanne ^a   Tempany, Clare M ^b   D'Amico, Anthony V ^a  

^a HARVARD RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Magnetic resonance; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERINEUM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033981158     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00422-8     Document Type: Article

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