Effects of pelvic rotation and needle angle on pubic arch interference during transperineal prostate implants

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 361-363

  Tincher, Sandra A ^a   Kim, Robert Y ^a   Ezekiel, Mark P ^a   Zinsli, Tom ^a   Fiveash, John B ^a   Raben, David A ^a   Bueschen, Anton J ^b   Urban, Donald A ^b  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Univ A   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Prostate cancer; Pubic arch interference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LITHOTOMY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBIC BONE; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; PELVIS; POSTURE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PUBIC BONE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034192207     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00434-X     Document Type: Article

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