Measurements and clinical consequences of prostate motion during a radiotherapy fraction

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 206-214

  Nederveen, Aart J ^a   Heide, Uulke A van der ^a   Dehnad, Homan ^a   Moorselaar, R JeroenA van ^a   Hofman, Pieter ^a   Lagendijk, Jan J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flat panel imager; Gold markers; Margins; On line position verification; Prostate intrafraction motion

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; GOLD; PATIENT TREATMENT;

PROSTATE MOTION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

GOLD;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING; IMPLANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; MOVEMENT; PHYSICS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036569622     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)02823-1     Document Type: Article

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