3D-conformal radiation therapy in prostate cancer. Technical considerations after 5 years of experience and 334 patients treated at the Istituto Europeo di Oncologia of Milan, Italy

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Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 317-323

  Ghilezan, M ^a   Ivaldi, G ^a   Cattani, F ^a   Greco, C ^a   Castiglioni, S ^a   Leonardi, M C ^a   Tosi, G ^a   Marsiglia, H ^a   Orecchia, R ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D conformal radiation therapy; Prostate cancer; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; X RAY;

EID: 0035200299     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160108700508     Document Type: Article

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