Planning, computer optimization, and dosimetric verification of a segmented irradiation technique for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1183-1195

  Damen, EugÈne M F ^a   Brugmans, Marco J P ^a,c   Van Der Horst, Astrid ^a   Bos, Lus ^a   Lebesque, Joos V ^a   Mijnheer, Ben J ^a   McShan, Daniel L ^b   Fraass, Benedick A ^b   Kessler, Marc L ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dosimetric verification; Intensity modulation; Optimization; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECTUM; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035869711     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)01525-X     Document Type: Article

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