Respiratory-induced prostate motion: Quantification and characterization

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-109

  Malone, Shawn ^a   Crook, Juanita M ^c   Kendal, Wayne S ^a   Zanto, Janos S ^b  

^a Dept Radiat Oncol Ottawa Regl C ^*  (Canada)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Prostate carcinoma; Prostate motion; Respiratory excursion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0034255605     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00603-9     Document Type: Article

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